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M. J. Friedrich

JAMA. 1999;281:1159-1161.

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The right poem at the right moment has a power that can change one's perspective on life," says poet Davi Walders. Motivated by this conviction, she brings poetry into the lives of the parents and guardians of children with life-threatening illnesses who are receiving treatment at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

The Children's Inn at NIH provides a home for children and families while a child receives treatment at the National Institutes of Health. Through its comfortable homelike environment and the many activities it offers, the Inn helps foster mutual support and alleviate stress among families. (Photo credit: The Children's Inn at NIH)

Since 1995 Walders has been conducting a poetry program called Vital Signs with Lori Wiener, PhD, coordinator of the Pediatric HIV Psychosocial Support Programs of NIH's National Cancer Institute. In weekly poetry sessions, participants read and write . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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