Contributor: Catherine G. Wolf

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Resolved
I refuse to die
I choose to defy
Prognosis (poor)

I will see
daughters
graduate
marry
grandchildren!

I refuse to die
I choose to defy
Prognosis (guarded)

I must
love
help
work
learn
dream
eat chocolate every day!

I refuse to die
I choose to survive
Prognosis (good)


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In 1996, when I was stricken with Lou Gehrig’s disease, my ability to speak was taken away by this disease. I found poetry had a special capability to express my innermost feelings. By losing my physical voice, I found my poetic voice.