In the medical field, today's an anniversary

For it was in 1885 ... the first appendectomy

The surgery to remove the useless appendage

(It sometimes ruptures and causes hemorrhage)



So a surgery was devised to remove the tube

And the very first one was done on this day, too

Back in the previous century so full of innovations

Like film, electricity, telephone, cars - all in nations



Working with each other to advance new technologies

Many of these could not have been achieved ... oddly

Unless the different folk working on them all had not met

To exchange ideas to advance them and make better bets



So it's good to remember this on this medical anniversary

For sharing is such an important consideration when it's free

As out of this can come other important things in the future

Perhaps, on the same kind of level as those lasting sutures



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

8:08am Monday, Jan. 4th, 1998