Thrombocytopenia

Thrombo-cyto-penia,

Is a word for the Medically Wise

For those without basic Latin

Its meaning remains  a surprise!

‘Who cares?’, they say, ‘Whatever?

Until its symptoms arise

And bruises and bleeding, spontaneously,

Cause a very unpleasant surprise

So do not ignore these long Latin words,

If they appear before ignorant eyes

The  number of platelets, is vital, to be sure,

If you want to have, healthy, long lives.

George Potter

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A retired Chartered Mechanical Engineer, still adept at getting my hands (and clothes) dirty, inventor of all sorts of non-commercial, but novel solutions, amateur carpenter and occasional writer of poems and painter in watercolours.

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  1. Well done, George. I have not been very active on WordPress, but have kept busy writing. My daughter gave me a very nice gift to STORYWORTH. I have been writing chapters on subjects suggested to me and also on some of my own choices of subjects. The gift allows 480 pages to be done within a year, after which, a book is printed. It was a very nice surprise. I do believe I may copy and paste my chapters from Storyworth to WordPress to reach a few more of my subscribers, albeit, I don’t have many. I also stay busy with a daily 4 line verse posted to Facebook with the theme of Kermit the Frog…imagine that. Stay well. Happy blessed and healthy 2025.

    Regards,

    Kermit

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    1. Dear Kermit,
      I have been a bit silent here for a while, as I will not engage in advertising my blog, but have not been very successful in expanding the readership! I think I should do more, to get more, but there are so many other things to do!
      I am always glad to read your submissions and good luck with your new project.
      I wondered if I could ‘publish’ via Kindle, but it seems to me that to do so, you effectively cannot revise what you send so Kindle get are offering a ‘one way snatch’.
      The problem is with all these offers, is the sting in the tail!

      Happy New Year and Best regards,

      George

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