SLOW DANCEHave you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,"Hi"
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift..
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
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.
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. She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
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!
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461
Open: All content is public.
So, as you just read; this is a poem written by a very special little girl living with cancer. PLEASE forward to as many people as possible. Facebook Page
I'm sure that all of you are aware of the brutality and heartache that cancer causes in every one of us. We all know someone living with cancer; whether it be a person living in our community, ourselves, or a loved one. If you are facing challenges with this dreadful disease just know that there are plenty of organizations, caring people, and communities fully willing to provide you with hope, care, and love.
I myself suffer with sadness caused by cancer. I understand how those of you with cases similar to mine feel. You see, my father; John has a, (so far,) incurable type of cancer. He has non hotchkins lymphoma. He first got it ten years ago and managed to defeat it. That was, until about four years later when it came back. He went through a stem cell transplant and defeated it again and was as lively as ever until this year... It's hard dealing with the thought of my amazing, strong father suffering through all of this pain but I know that he will make it through the tough times and I keep hope that we will one day find a cure.
Church groups are extremely helpful when it comes to these matters of the heart. My father is on our church's prayer list and I really believe that it makes a substantial difference. Every time my father's cancer comes back I pray for him everynight until it's gone. Want an easy way to gather prayers for yourself or a loved one? Try this website: World Prayer Group
There are lots of fun, influential programs that you can join to show your support for cancer. The best one I've ever participated in was Relay For Life. They do tons of fundraising for cancer research and every one has a blast! Want more information about this program? check out www.relayforlife.org
So I hope that this information helped out those of you in need! Just remember together we can conquer and accomplish anything. "Keep on keepin' on!" :D
- Joe Dirt
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