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back in 2012 I got sick and thought it was my end I believed that my writing days were over so I deleted all my poems on Poetry Soup but for some reason not my account did I still have hope ... I did end up in the hospital (stayed there for six months ) the doctors told my family to prepare themselves they kept me in intense care for weeks my sister came every day to weep I had dreams of my mother calling my name from far away I was running through trees searching searching ... then, one day I woke up to find out I had kidney failure but, I survived and I am telling you this story it was a long recovery in hospital I live with one kidney now and treasure each new dawn when I started feeling better I began walking around and found the hospital chapel on a table was a Bible...1 opened it and that has made all the difference back in my room I wanted to write I called my family to bring me paper and pens my brother set me up with a computer and I began writing again ... _______________________ May 22, 2022 Poetry/Free Verse/My Near Death Journey Copyright Protected, ID 05-1458-020-22 All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France Written for the contest, How You Live or Have Been Healed From A Difficult and Challenging Health Condition Sponsor, Angela Tune, Judged 06/07/2022 Second Place
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