Meredith Salazar is 11 and has had lupus since 2017. She wrote this wonderful poem called Overcoming.

To see Meredith’s video about having lupus please click here.

Overcoming

“Nights pass; confused

Wondering what to do

Needles, shots, lights flash

Just when they told me the news.

Christmas Day

All I wanted to do was play.

Blood pressure dropping

I heard the doctors talking

Just when it all turned black

I just wanted to go back

To my cozy bed

And just rest my head.

New Year goes by

Every firework flies

When suddenly they stop the IV

I blink my eyes then see

I’m back at home fast asleep.”