*A little over five months ago, I named my chemo port “Ludlow.” Port Ludlow, WA has been a sacred place for me and my family for two decades. A place of healing, growth, and joy. I prayed each drip of the chemo through Ludlow would bring forth many years of such precious life-affirming memories as we’ve experienced in the Pacific Northwest. Today, I had a procedure to remove my port.
You nestled above my beating heart
Through the tedious and tender days
The tear-brimming and bloated months.
As you sent currents of sacred poison
I prayed with all
light life longing.
And now
On this cool fall day
I lift a glass of Warre’s Tawny
And bid you farewell fine port,
Let’s not meet again in flesh-
only in rambling poetic attempts
And in memories laden with gratitude
For your steady infusions.
Amidst these unknown seas,
May this day and countless more be the portal
to anchored hope and home.
Reflections by Rabbi Kim 
We pray for many more years of walking with you in the magnificent Pacific Northwest forests. Goodbye Port Ludlow. 🙏🥂💕
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Beautifully expressed, our dear Rabbi Kim. And you are so clever with words ! A hearty good-bye to the port, and with port I join in saluting you and wishing you great health. Love you, Deb/Mom
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