An Ode to my Straw
You and I have been together for many years
we enjoyed long rides with coffee
we loved our evening ginger ale
we got through long days at work with water
your long and bendy neck made me feel like a child
you came in so many colors and shapes
we may never meet again
but you were loved
be well
Live long and stay bendy!
-Sandra : surgery 4/25/13 ![]()
Revision on 12/30/15
You will do fne tomorrow. I still use a straw to get in all my waters. Tomorrow I will be 1 year post op. Let us know how you are and we will save a seat on the losers bench for you.

You survived what you thought would kill you. Now straighten your crown and go forward like the Queen you are!
VSG on 07/02/12









