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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. / W# J8 y$ c/ [8 ?3 |; P; T
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She wants to see how many people get her poem. : m# f' O6 {% C; ~" l
! ~7 m: M& M! c4 H1 y7 O8 S8 I) {" rIt is quite the poem. Please pass it on.
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This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.
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: f3 T l) C4 [) QIt! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.2 ?! J- S9 |: ^* O9 J
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9 Z& @' Y6 L! y0 u& u- dSLOW DANCE
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! P/ h) }3 d9 yHave you ever watched kids, u( b8 [+ l% e* I1 O
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On a merry-go-round?
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3 a; F; \6 t& Y$ C; J+ Q) {Or listened to the rain
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Slapping on the ground?
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Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?4 b. k. u* T0 b+ ~0 ]6 o0 t) }1 `5 z
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Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
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You better slow down.
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7 G9 k" Y2 m5 L' z$ W3 p, G# Z dDon't dance so fast.
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3 v" x) j. S- A5 L1 rTime is short.
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The music won't last.8 e/ Q) V7 ^9 I) {! t
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Do you run through each day
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On the fly?$ }* J' X- L# J1 K1 Y* t R! W
4 S ~/ ^' n, hWhen you ask How are you?
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Do you hear the reply?6 N& T* c8 P. Z0 B; G
5 Y6 n* v& J7 {" M; X; A) yWhen the day is done; c* X" S# t8 `1 Q" b4 D
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2 ^5 H+ _: b4 a9 @Do you lie in your bed
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, L6 `$ {6 a) X7 x# }Running through your head?
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* E! F8 ?8 m5 U0 c% UYou'd better slow down
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* a8 R2 M# C3 t+ n _/ B3 zDon't dance so fast.
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/ R' \, A/ s- o) @Time is short.) Y% S$ L- t4 r' }
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The music won't last.
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Ever told your child,7 E* F0 p! b3 u" p
$ V6 U) L- S2 }, }) aWe'll do it tomorrow?8 ~5 G% @* a7 L% z
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And in your haste,
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5 X4 H( U5 @1 R% Z$ KNot see his sorrow?
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: m% z$ b Y# g' B( i7 o. eEver lost touch,3 n1 ]3 v( P6 {- q6 R
8 |) J) b5 f7 T. f4 h( |( M4 HLet a good friendship die! u& H) E( f' z8 D$ _2 x5 o
% G* N7 ]: t0 V9 }# sCause you never had time
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3 L" }# ]' P9 \/ ^3 S8 g1 zTo call and say,"Hi": V5 g% [+ @/ f
# \6 H# V" K) a% U' ?You'd better slow down.
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* S1 e" ^5 _0 e. UDon't dance so fast.+ d- P+ z' N5 e, q
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When you run so fast to get somewhere
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When you worry and hurry through your day,8 Y) t3 l- q3 J. ?2 ~- H8 K
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It is like an unopened gift....% B3 I* b m |: a% I( h: U: w
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Thrown away.2 c1 V' P( W9 D' b, P# Q( ^
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Life is not a race.! } X+ p% |! J, G V/ I
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Do take it slower
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Hear the music
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Before the song is over.
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" e' B, d* p5 DFORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
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Dear All:
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, j' p: P9 q" h; d) uPLEASE 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.8 T6 [( L/ d( x, Y2 z( y. |
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.: {2 S, \9 |. E, {
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
( a4 [ A) K; W8 }. I, aBy 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!0 u- P/ W0 P: T, A
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
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4 M1 H, m/ g: V' L! @% |Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
2 H, D. k$ E% X: T% u! yDepartment of Developmental and Molecular Biology$ @* z. q0 v' y2 A5 [* g! S
1300 Morris Park Avenue
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