Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:40 AM Subject: Slow Down > DON'T DELETE THIS UNTIL YOU READ > > > THE WHOLE THING, INCLUDING WHO IT IS > > > FROM.!!! > > > > > > Have you ever watched kids > > > On a merry-go-round > > > Or listened to the rain > > > Lapping 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? > > > 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 everybody > > > you know. It is > > > the request of a little girl who will > > > soon leave this > > > world as she has been a victim of > > > serious and fatal > > > form of Cancer. Please send this to > > > everyone you know. > > > This little girl has 6 months left to > > > live, and as her > > > dying wish, she wanted to send a chain > > > letter telling > > > everyone to live their life to > > > 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! > > > Take a minute and send it to at least 5 or 6. > > > PLEASE PASS ALONG: > > > Dr. Dennis Shields > > > Professor Department of Developmental > > > and Molecular > > > Biology Albert Einstein College of > > > Medicine of Yeshiva > > > University > > > 1300 Park Avenue > > > Bronx, New York 10461 > > > Phone 718-430-3306 > > > Fax 718-430-8567 >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2000 Report Share Posted August 17, 2000 Very good advice Debbie. We should all heed it. Thank you. Carol B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2001 Report Share Posted January 14, 2001 I hope you don't mind getting a forward. It is a beautiful poem, although I'm not sure the end request to forward it along is totally legitimate. Whether it is or isn't, the poem is worth reading and serves as a reminder for most of us. Casey, mom to (DS) and , 14 mo. >From: " Donna Reichle " <dmreichle@...> > " Donna Reichle " <donderblix@...>, <Denim1972@...>, " Roni >Reichle " <purdy02@...>, " Theresa DeSarro " <sabinfigaro0714@...>, > " Tara Conrad " <gumpiegirl@...>, " DeSarro " <desabit@...>, > " le DeSarro " <missfreeze2@...>, " Augustine " ><lilaug@...>, " Lavetsky " <lml43@...>, " Antanine Kane " ><angelkins@...>, " Cisson " <ccisson@...>, " Charlene Shaw " ><nikkona@...>, " Chi Chi Ventura " <mvent0153@...> >Subject: slow down >Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:49:16 -0500 > >Robyn Peckham wrote: > > > > Subject: Slow Dance > > > > Subject:Y Y Y Slow Dance > > > > This is a remarkable writing for someone so young...however, her > > situation > > > > brings great insight that we can all learn from. Very moving. > > > > This poem written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York >Hospital. > > > > It was sent by a medical doctor - Dr. Yeou Cheng Ma. Please do what >you > > can to help fulfill this young girl's dream by also reading what is >in > > the > > > > closing > > statement AFTER THE POEM. > > > > SLOW DANCE > > > > Have 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 FORWARD THIS TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL ALL FORWARDED > > E-MAILS ARE > > TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT. > > > > Dear All: > > > > PLEASE pass this mail on to everybody you know. It is the request of > > a special little girl who will soon leave this world as she has >cancer. > > Thank you for your effort, this isn't a chain letter, but a choice >for > > all > > > > of us to save a little girl that's dying of a serious and fatal form >of > > cancer. > > Please send this to everyone you know... or don't know. This little >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 send it to at least 5 or 6. Just think it could be you one day. >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 > > Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University > > 1300 Park Avenue > > Bronx, New York 10461 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > > http://home.netscape.com/webmail > > > > >------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2002 Report Share Posted March 16, 2002 from Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon... Hear the music before the song is over. An anonymous quote that I found recently... You don't sing to get to the end of the song. Regards, Dickman Newcastle, Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I appreciate all of the positive feedback about my letter to the Wall Street Journal. Though public and available for personal use, I would encourage everyone NOT to do anything with the information just yet. Pause. Let it circulate a while. I sent the copy to the WSJ, Dr. Skipper and my medical board. For now, just wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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