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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. ' M2 Z; N* W; Z, U. {
1 ?! i* e/ j2 o! n. |/ ?) k9 L' hShe wants to see how many people get her poem.
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It is quite the poem. Please pass it on.
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& c8 O! b) u1 U- \2 k' B7 u3 BThis poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.; N7 m7 N* _: S1 n( k
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It! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.* s7 r5 h4 Y. A U, _$ j
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SLOW DANCE4 P" ^1 P/ x9 c7 V1 F) D
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3 {% g6 q: y# F9 K$ m! t0 o7 h1 mHave you ever watched kids
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On a merry-go-round?
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! ^1 T! G% |( o4 o) g* l) ~Or listened to the rain
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( Z; {5 R6 L4 \5 a2 C* qSlapping on the ground?8 q3 h5 E+ y0 N3 o% R# T0 t
) s9 T: O4 _, x4 Z. J0 ~; |Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
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F- K5 ?6 J3 n2 c; `# NOr gazed at the sun into the fading night?/ A! ^) _% F" I* }$ C7 i# x2 Q
u& p2 F: z; ?' y1 WYou better slow down.0 @& S m5 s' C! b) C
/ i) H ]3 a9 @( IDon't dance so fast.
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7 T G& V2 h# i" l8 Q6 j9 UTime is short.9 E7 b2 I7 ?) C, s
0 P3 p) I; U6 V4 g7 u" F% d0 }9 LThe music won't last.
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Do you run through each day) \& G$ ^. j% C/ }# v( c% z
% Y" A4 y7 P9 r# u! z: Q; L. h9 sOn the fly?
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When you ask How are you?" m6 j5 F7 P& Y
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Do you hear the reply?
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When the day is done
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Do you lie in your bed3 @1 @$ g& f' n+ ~# Y
; ?% r( T4 E0 h) RWith the next hundred chores
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4 T Q1 ~+ _" O9 n4 NRunning through your head?" s" H. S5 @/ a- L
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You'd better slow down; D0 ?& o3 ]$ R. [
{4 Z& r, ~# b/ p, ~Don't dance so fast.% Z6 _/ `0 _7 _4 ~ N; u/ J
* E6 r& s1 b1 ^7 r$ J( oTime is short.
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, y% R" e& v" M5 }+ jThe music won't last.
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Ever told your child,
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1 |* J4 c- y5 R5 v4 }We'll do it tomorrow?
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And in your haste,
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7 v3 W! T9 K, S4 w* R& [Not see his sorrow?
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Ever lost touch,* }" n2 l7 E( D% V" N) i
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Cause you never had time. T/ I# l; Q% _: D& ?. B
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To call and say,"Hi"1 F2 X3 D' l8 a- n
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You'd better slow down.* j% E8 k, p3 G$ }
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Don't dance so fast.5 u4 h5 y3 c0 \. k
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Time is short.
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The music won't last.( r* f, [/ l; V5 ]
. X$ M1 ]( i; p; N* yWhen you run so fast to get somewhere8 x* ]2 T. h. [2 T r g
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You miss half the fun of getting there.* `; q, c+ ~" |; {1 ?
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When you worry and hurry through your day,! i- h' j) p) v" s
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It is like an unopened gift....* I+ K+ C& o! f- x- j
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Thrown away.2 ?8 r+ D) Y% @0 y6 V5 G. s4 p
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Life is not a race.
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: } }. J b' zDo take it slower3 H+ m* n7 j( J* g
$ V( Y6 w0 r9 X2 K; B1 p" N5 oHear the music
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5 ^1 U y! ^( ~( kBefore the song is over.
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FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.. W+ S' D7 n- K
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Dear All:% e: l3 P: @1 k3 N" i1 ~4 G5 J
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w# A1 q- C! p" k3 A% Z& C& QPLEASE 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.
2 O) ~% w0 s0 O, ~9 S2 n0 \1 MThis 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.
2 J5 K F+ k2 S1 AShe'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.1 j E4 f1 v* n. f
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!
4 k8 V1 l. _. b8 l5 Z6 zPLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.; K6 Q u* p; F- t
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: v3 s# b" V* E1 F% W- Q Y2 WDr. Dennis Shields, Professor* p+ {2 w- n; I: |0 Z; }
Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
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