“One day without crying, one day with no pain
One day of not suffering those blisters again.
One day with no dressings, or needles or creams
One day you\'ll awaken with laughter not screams.
One day of not fearing the slightest tumble
And to watch you join in with your friends rough-and-tumble.
One day of not feeling great surges of guilt
For the genes that I gave you, imperfectly built.
One day of not having to turn a blind eye
To the ignorant stares of some passersby.
One day, in the future, a potion they\'ll issue
To toughen your skin that\'s as strong as wet tissue.
One day a complexion of peaches and cream
Will become a reality, not just a dream.
One day without crying, one day with no pain,
One day of not suffering those blisters again.
. . . one day”
This poem was published in the D.E.B.R.A. U.K. Autumn 1996 Newsletter. The poem was written by an anonymous mother of a child with Epidermolysis bullosa. This simple but well written poem conveys just some of......
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