Veneta Masson is a registered nurse and poet living in Washington, DC. She has written three books of essays and poems, drawing on her experiences over twenty years as a family nurse practitioner and director of an inner-city clinic. Her poetry collection Clinician's Guide to the Soul, including the following poem about the ambiguities of laboratory testing, "Reference Range," is available at sagefemmepress.com.
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- Veneta Masson