Who Knew?“Last week I saw a man whose hand had been amputated lovingly wiping the sweat from his wife’s brow, and bringing her water, and she, the poor woman, is dying. A woman walking with a cane brings her partner a cup of coffee with a trembling hand. The looks they exchange are sexier than any performance by Madonna and cost a good deal less. I think about what would happen if I were to get better - medical miracles and rescue from death have already happened to me twice in recent years - how I would live without the human delicacy to which I am witness? Without seeing the last love?”
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Love in the cancer ward, by Yoram Kaniuk
Last Wednesday, the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz sent its journalists home and had prominent authors and poets cover the news for the day. You can read the entirety of Wednesday’s paper for free on their website - select “June 10” in the “Previous editions” drop-down menu.
