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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer.
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She wants to see how many people get her poem.
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( Z" N5 y$ t" x2 B l' ?It is quite the poem. Please pass it on.
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6 { D5 l0 Q4 j' s) }0 SThis poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.& P% i( Y3 N( g8 A% w3 c
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It! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.' H+ k, ~8 F6 K9 y5 d6 W8 A7 N; H
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9 U5 [, _9 E) q& T9 J. gSLOW DANCE( V2 s( q+ V7 B. _* P2 v
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Have you ever watched kids
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On a merry-go-round?2 i+ r$ U1 V, j
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Or listened to the rain
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7 p& ], K0 @0 S( D4 USlapping on the ground?
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2 s, _: d5 W8 k4 k# H8 a0 H( lEver followed a butterfly's erratic flight?2 l5 O2 V! s1 p6 k' ?
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5 Q6 a) I3 j4 P$ g4 { E# M/ [6 dYou better slow down.
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- P: a. m n; B0 kDon't dance so fast.) Z7 X; e" A; _7 `. O6 f( W
/ i7 V- I6 I) A" W% V" G* G/ TTime is short.
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The music won't last.
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Do you run through each day/ E1 S) f5 N5 x" \' c
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On the fly?. M+ p; y) ~6 M0 p2 m2 {
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When you ask How are you?; p/ c( H% S( H% w7 a
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Do you hear the reply?
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When the day is done& j6 R' d. h3 O& O3 \3 @4 J
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9 Z" o. t% X d! u$ XDo you lie in your bed, X! K/ O2 ~/ G- R
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With the next hundred chores
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4 I1 e4 g6 r- r5 x5 K/ ~Running through your head?, a* u$ r5 r# s1 A6 k5 \7 i. L s
9 P/ ?4 P- G4 P* m& p7 K1 F/ @You'd better slow down: s8 B0 z: P- K* m) J( A+ s
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Don't dance so fast.
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The music won't last.
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Ever told your child,2 l& P- p: y. Z& |5 m) u
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; o0 V4 `& h9 P4 Z9 T bAnd in your haste,+ ?/ A, x* s; t8 }
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Not see his sorrow?4 d$ s" ?, g7 y% Z! w- ~ P# a
9 V- @" R' N$ l1 _Ever lost touch, V8 H# A- J9 J& f/ O+ u9 i
% G) \! S, q9 j: Z Y4 fLet a good friendship die9 P5 k2 s4 z: E+ T' A( ^7 b
# |3 P) b+ [. ~1 G) m3 b% VCause you never had time
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4 f# Q9 U# o6 kTo call and say,"Hi"+ p2 H5 q9 O; N& V: P
q! ~0 s5 L7 JYou'd better slow down.
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+ k7 [- A* T* k3 mDon't dance so fast.5 O, L; H( x3 b' u! [
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The music won't last., F; ]; D1 n9 \
5 X& O* Y" W' U4 l' t5 BWhen you run so fast to get somewhere' {+ u4 U0 `2 ?! Q2 e
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You miss half the fun of getting there.$ N; {4 p$ A+ Z" i! a4 C9 v4 }
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It is like an unopened gift....2 X7 T+ P+ `% q1 S
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; _+ v6 b% j H' G( C d* VLife is not a race.
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7 I4 ^' Q6 d9 t. X }1 Q* [Do take it slower
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Hear the music! o: v2 m& M7 z3 y
8 S' A5 q4 K; b! @3 F6 h7 wBefore the song is over., R" d4 D9 f: E$ \ U
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FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
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Dear All:% Z, H* V2 K5 N5 z6 ]% G( L
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PLEASE 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.0 d1 q, u* _* |9 I/ j
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.3 j# [- l7 L% @' D7 p. h$ o
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.9 Z: Z+ H( |3 g% o
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!# j- n9 }% H1 Z/ }3 s. g. y5 W
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
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Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
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1300 Morris Park Avenue
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