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{SFTH} *Nothing In My Way* 4/25/01
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I just wanted to congratulate our niece Jennifer Pozzani on being voted
to Wisconsin's All-State 2nd team for girl's basketball. She finished up
as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the city of Beloit and was
named the All-Area player of the year for the second straight year. Jennifer
was also chosen to represent the South team for the Wisconsin Basketball
Coaches Association All-Star game on June 16 at the Kohl Center...
The list goes on and on, but what we are most proud of is the way that
Jennifer has conducted herself on and off the court in the midst of all the
honors and awards that have been bestowed upon her. If there is a
better example of a "team player," we haven't met her yet...
We could not be more proud of you Jennifer...Thank you for the memories...
Michael, Kristi, Caleb, and Connor.
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Special congratulations also go out to Lady Cougars: Amanda Splan, Janeka Stilwell, and possibly Becky Nilson (who is the first alternate), who will also
be joining Jennifer on June 16 for the All-Star games.
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Nothing In My Way
By Dee Ann E. L. Horvath
My future looks bright or so they say
I am going to the top with nothing in my way
My career is finally taking off
All the long hours do pay
But I have secret I am afraid to say
My head has been hurting almost everyday
I deny it, it's nothing, and I am okay
Until the doctors told me one spring day
I have this disorder; it's a kind of decay
Attacking my brain and causing me pain
My mind is slowly deteriorating away
How long I have they cannot say
My life has changed so much this year
How much it will change is what I fear
All the pills I now must take
Slowing down the dementia is at stake
My future looked bright or so they said
I was going to the top with nothing in my way
Its name is Lewey Body Disorder
It is the reason I feel like I am going insane
It is chewing up my memory like a frenzied shark
It will eventually cause my mind to go dark
Losing my memory and especially myself
I feel so alone like sitting on a shelf
I have been blessed along the way
So many too mention and yet
If I don't tell them now I may forget
That I love them so much and will be forever in their debt
Their faces, their smiles, plus all my favorite places
Are slowly vanishing bit by bit
One day I will leave my home for who knows where
I will turn around and no one will be there
I won't remember a thing and I will be scared
The pounding in my head is turning me into a ghost
But not remembering is what bothers me the most
Please dear God don't let me go to this awful place
To be somewhere and not remember a face
To be always be afraid and wanting to cry
My future looked bright or so they said
I was going to the top with nothing in my way
I don't recognize anything the same as before
Have I told you I love you?
Have we said our good byes?
I must tell you over and over again until we both cry
One day I follow a light into a place
The spinning has stopped and I am floating in space
It is beautiful here and there is nothing to fear
All I feel is the warmth and now all is clear
My memories have come back
I am whole once again and completely intact
Here the pain and confusion are all gone
I now have the serenity I have wanted for so long
I close my eyes and it is tears of joy I cry
For I am finally at peace in a place most high
My future is bright or so they say
I am heading to heaven with nothing in my way.
Dee Ann E. L. Horvath
Ambereye3@aol.com
Send Dee Ann an e-mail and let her know what you thought of her poem!
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In collaboration with my remarkable friend Don,
who suffers from Lewey Body Disorder.
This disease is frequently diagnosed as Alzheimer's.
For more information on this disease
LEWYNET from Nottingham Med School
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A little about Dee Ann:
To me every person is a novel waiting to be read. Some are better reading than others are but there is always something to be learned. I have always been a creative and artistic individual. Recently I have found writing poetry and short stories to be my passion. I find it is a wonderful fulfilling way to express myself and relieve stress. Best of all it leaves a lasting impression.
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From the E-mail Box!
Comment on yesterday's story "Night Shift".
Oh, how I needed this one today, my twin brother was diagnosed last Friday with lymphoma cancer and today at 1:30, the tests will be in and we will know if it has spread and what type. Praise GOD he is a Christian and ready, but I guess the shock of it which so many people are receiving the same news every day, but God never places on us more than He will give grace and strength to bear. Have a blessed day, thanks for sharing.
Mama Fay
Mopnmama@aol.com
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Thought For The Day:
"If you want to be a leader with a large following, just obey the speed limit, on a winding, two-lane road." --Charles Farr
Verse for the Day:
"Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil."
Romans 16:19
Kid's Thought For The day:
"When you bring a salamander to school, you find you have lots of friends you didn't even know about."
Parent's Thought For The Day
"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit."
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Ending a sentence in a preposition is something up with which I will
not put!" --Yoda's High School English teacher
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/_/\/\ MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ / THUNDER27@aol.com
/_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \ Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live for the Son
\_\/ of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20
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