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Meredith's poem "Overcoming"

Meredith Salazar is 11 and has had lupus since 2017. She wrote this wonderful poem called Overcoming.

To see Meredith’s video about having lupus please click here.


Overcoming


“Nights pass; confused

Wondering what to do

Needles, shots, lights flash

Just when they told me the news.

Christmas Day

All I wanted to do was play.

Blood pressure dropping

I heard the doctors talking

Just when it all turned black

I just wanted to go back

To my cozy bed

And just rest my head.

New Year goes by

Every firework flies

When suddenly they stop the IV

I blink my eyes then see


I’m back at home fast asleep.”