Here’s a few words that came to me today when thinking about my fight against Chronic Lyme Disease. I know that someday I shall overcome and as a loved one calls it, graduate to my next seminar. ~Della Haugen
Waiting
Years of unknowing
You hid from me beautifully
The damage created
Has now been discovered
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*Waiting for my ending
Wondering if I’ll survive
You may have my body
But my soul will survive
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I fight with you daily
You let go for awhile
Returning to remind me
That you could never say goodbye
Someday I’ll take control
And you won’t have a chance
My life has meaning
Even if I can’t dance
The tears for today
Will be long gone tomorrow for
I will have a new battle
And no longer will wallow
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The doctors have found you
And a few know you well
They fight for all of us
But are still overwhelmed
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Our spirit carries our will
And it will support us well
For we are the stories of Chronic Lyme Disease that we all know too well
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We will find our way eventually to our healthy selves
You have no power over me
for now I know you too well.
Madison Area Lyme Support Group 