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Come To The Forum by Rich Clingman (September 14, 2001)

“Come to the forum, it’s a place to talk.”
Timidly, I wait. I reach. I knock.

So laden by burdens my soul does groan,
Surrounded by others, yet so all alone.

The doctors and friends and family,
They’re sorry, sympathetic, they cry for me.

Yet they haven’t a clue about what I face,
So I turn to this forum, this stranger-filled place.

I find there are others who have walked before
As I stand trembling at the now-open door.

They speak of things I can’t comprehend,
Since my only thoughts are of my boy’s end.

They speak of joy, of life, of hope,
Of trials, yes, and ways to cope.

And though we may never meet face-to-face,
I find love in this forum, this friend-filled place.

This article is from Living For Today, Preparing For Tomorrow. From Parents. To Parents. A Parent's Guide to Living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

This book is dedicated to the parents and guardians who battle against their worries, who must prepare for tomorrow and yet grab hold of today, striving to make today the best day for their children and family.

"Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own." MATTHEW 6:34 NIV

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