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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. ' Q9 w; R5 N r) \' T" {* V7 |
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She wants to see how many people get her poem.
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It is quite the poem. Please pass it on.: x* R$ k5 y, z6 @* s) M, R
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This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.
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h) V& q& o, \- \; Y: n- cIt! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.; ~$ I5 O! S) S4 y
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SLOW DANCE
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% T$ Q, f3 N/ S. w% v* {Have you ever watched kids) S( y* A- ?) D9 Y3 g6 ~+ [
2 Z3 R( i0 ]5 W+ X. A4 Q1 e* nOn a merry-go-round?
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6 Q7 {! l7 Q3 G- G0 T JOr listened to the rain
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2 i2 m/ R: F, U" f8 E; k+ jSlapping on the ground?: ^4 D% b) P. D' `6 E4 q2 b. ?& E1 q1 f
: l1 q! ~+ W. I7 Q$ z# \+ u2 FEver followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
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5 e- c/ T/ f' A m* N9 h5 cOr gazed at the sun into the fading night?1 a4 ]$ M! z! w. p8 s- {9 L" G
6 A2 A- }/ W9 H% F/ @5 [You better slow down.
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) d3 r1 ~6 P2 V; k7 [( L1 SDon't dance so fast.& T# Z6 p! j/ P( H$ s8 N' ~
7 y" a/ A% p3 m& }) h5 b8 l' tTime is short.
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9 T# e, e! r% M- @& t ]! z5 K# [The music won't last.8 a5 l/ g1 e- I" D* {
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Do you run through each day
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On the fly?; `2 Y) H2 Q5 S" W5 |1 V1 b
7 j5 k' b! I# W1 I4 j, G7 U; qWhen you ask How are you?: y/ E7 _, @" O/ D& W+ D4 P( U2 Q
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Do you hear the reply?) |. o; p, j+ ]
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When the day is done/ m) @) B3 ~( a% H ?" S" p" F
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Do you lie in your bed
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With the next hundred chores& D: l! k3 @8 d7 x
! D* N# A) Y; Y6 `. g6 tRunning through your head?
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& x; R8 I; `1 V1 N- }- {- QYou'd better slow down
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! [+ i& X" J. P7 Z7 d- CDon't dance so fast.8 ^5 W' `% O0 |) ]
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Time is short.& _7 n; h L9 e. X9 x. \
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The music won't last.
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+ { j- U2 h W w6 [% W1 PEver told your child,: ^# ~2 _2 S( X) [7 N7 v- ?# u
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We'll do it tomorrow?
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Not see his sorrow?
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Ever lost touch,, S- _/ F9 f' D5 u+ j/ L ]3 m/ p
' e* {) J+ t p3 Y( H- ?8 F/ ]Let a good friendship die# ]1 f& i0 }8 v
6 h! N" N) }, R& |! L) A) s& xCause you never had time
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To call and say,"Hi"" D( K; b4 {. S7 u& _# @* T2 J
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You'd better slow down.) _) C' Q W3 u% p4 l% m) |
& ^4 |+ C% T3 T# x& w+ ?% [9 \Don't dance so fast.
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Time is short.
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. D$ R1 p9 B a2 e q4 X: SThe music won't last. X/ }+ N! r' u( u8 f. n9 @* j
3 m7 z7 i6 j) ?- U. sWhen you run so fast to get somewhere+ C( {1 t" @( [0 Q( J5 y
/ F# t6 G* }, O- _You miss half the fun of getting there., B' T% s7 |3 h b2 I2 w; ^0 T
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When you worry and hurry through your day,
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It is like an unopened gift...." Q" A; L9 b. T& d E, x
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Thrown away.7 ~* {, I" P- s6 T0 Q" v5 j* s) F o" p
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Life is not a race.
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Do take it slower/ ~1 K6 b: h5 q( k8 T
9 r/ U. b9 W" \( r3 d5 c8 GHear the music
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" z" e# E$ d9 `1 MBefore the song is over.
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# d6 C- q: L6 `/ S$ @FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
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& \" a+ |5 e9 `* k# a yDear All:2 Z# y2 ~+ l% Q1 ]& ^$ w$ n8 J
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% `6 G. q y; hPLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know - even to those you don't know! It is the request of a special girl who will soon leave this world due to cancer.& D5 W) H W0 Y- P! r: `( x
This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will.% i6 h0 j2 M5 {, g! O9 e3 j
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.0 y! H/ K4 y' g8 O$ h0 h. l6 ^
By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know that we can at least send it to 5 or 6. It's not even your money, just your time!
# A. o3 A; V& f$ nPLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
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Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor# u" R& l- j* e/ ?
Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology0 i2 l3 @ H& S5 N& v& ~, F
1300 Morris Park Avenue
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