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One of the poems that stood out to me was the poem by Catalina Ferro titled “Anxiety Group.” Catalina speaks about her experience with anxiety and how she is being weaned off the medication that best works for her; however, she is being placed in anxiety group instead (Ferro and UrbanaPoetrySlam, 2012). She speaks about the individuals who are present at the group and how everyone participating the group want to live so much that they are willing to fight all the anxiety just to get the chance to live and love (Ferro and UrbanaPoetrySlam, 2012). The expression of how badly the individuals in the group want to live is eye opening. I never thought about going to a group therapy as a fight for trying to get your life back. But that is what the effort is. I realized that through all their pain and being torn by all their anxiety, they want to love and live more than all the stress in their lives: that is powerful. This poem most of all reminded me how people are resilient and have so much determination to overcome fears, and anxiety. Reflections on Muscular Dystrophy by Joan Fleitas So where's the trophy? Where's the part of …show more content…

The poem explains how the name of the physical condition may sound exciting with the word “trophy” in the title; however, Joan explains how it can be deceiving and there are many challenges that arise with muscular dystrophy (Fleitas, 2006). At the end of the poem, Joan tells the reader that his perspective of the condition has changed; that Joan realizes that he is miracle who has something to offer the world because he is valuable, just like a shiny trophy (Fleitas, 2006). This poem opened by eyes to how an individual with an illness may be discourage by society, but also that the individual is strong and will find a way to view himself in a positive

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