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Reflex\u00e3o de Emily Hills<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenho de admitir que n\u00e3o fui um leitor \u00e1vido de poesia ao longo da minha vida. Foi, no entanto, a minha irm\u00e3 mais velha, Sarah, que adorava poesia e toda a literatura, quem me influenciou, mesmo quando ela desesperava com o meu uso limitado da l\u00edngua inglesa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para lembrar e homenagear a vida de Sarah (1971-2021), m\u00e3e, esposa e jornalista, que morreu de c\u00e2ncer de mama na P\u00e1scoa de ano passado, escolhi um poema que ela amava, escrito pelo poeta e dramaturgo irland\u00eas Louis MacNeice (1907-1963), integrante do grupo Auden. Escolhi esse poema porque ele reza pela orienta\u00e7\u00e3o e prote\u00e7\u00e3o do caos do mundo de hoje.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

O poema \u00e9 narrado por uma crian\u00e7a ainda n\u00e3o nascida que vem de um mundo de seguran\u00e7a, dentro do calor do ventre materno. O poema me inspira a lembrar da import\u00e2ncia dos primeiros 1001 dias e da necessidade de cuidar e apoiar cada beb\u00ea e sua fam\u00edlia \u00e0 medida que eles chegam a este mundo incerto e imprevis\u00edvel em que vivemos. Ele me lembra que \u00e9 uma honra conhecer uma fam\u00edlia pela primeira vez e que nossas palavras e a\u00e7\u00f5es t\u00eam import\u00e2ncia. Mas principalmente, escolho isso porque sinto a falta da minha irm\u00e3 mais velha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ora\u00e7\u00e3o antes do nascimento<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Por Louis MacNeice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; ou\u00e7a-me.
Que o morcego sugador de sangue, o rato ou o esquilo ou o
Um fantasma de p\u00e9 num clube veio perto de mim.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci, console-me.
Temo que a ra\u00e7a humana me possa encarregar com muros altos.,
Com drogas fortes me envenena, com mentiras s\u00e1bias me seduz,
em prateleiras pretas me arrastam, em banhos de sangue me rolam.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; provei-me
Com \u00e1gua para me acariciar, com relva para crescer para mim, com \u00e1rvores para conversar
Para mim, o c\u00e9u cantando para mim, p\u00e1ssaros e uma luz branca
na minha mente para me orientar.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; perdoa-me
Por os pecados que o mundo cometer\u00e1 em mim, minhas palavras
quando eles falam comigo, meus pensamentos quando eles pensam em mim,
Minha trai\u00e7\u00e3o foi engendrada por traidores al\u00e9m de mim,
a minha vida quando eles me matam por meio de mim
m\u00e3os, a minha morte quando elas me vivem.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; ensaiem-me
Nas partes que tenho de desempenhar e nas instru\u00e7\u00f5es que tenho de seguir
velhos me d\u00e3o aulas, burocratas me repreendem, montanhas
frownem contra mim, os amantes riem de mim, os brancos
As ondas me chamam \u00e0 loucura e o deserto me chama
meu destino \u00e9 o inferno e o mendigo recusa
Meu presente e meus filhos me amaldi\u00e7oam.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; ouve-me,
Que o homem que \u00e9 animal ou que pensa que \u00e9 Deus n\u00e3o se iluda.
vem perto de mim.

Eu ainda n\u00e3o nasci; \u00d3, enche-me
Com for\u00e7a contra aqueles que me congelariam
A humanidade me levaria a um rob\u00f4 letal,
faria de mim um componente de uma m\u00e1quina, uma coisa com
uma face, uma coisa e contra todos eles
que dissiparia toda a minha plenitude, que
levanta-me como a flor de l\u00f3tus aqui e
para ali ou para aqui e ali
como \u00e1gua mantida no
As m\u00e3os me estragariam.

Que n\u00e3o me fa\u00e7am de pedra e que n\u00e3o me derramem sangue.
Caso contr\u00e1rio, mate-me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily tamb\u00e9m compartilhou gentilmente seu poema favorito de Emile Victor Riu (1887-1972), que ela diz que \u201ctalvez reflita sobre minha pr\u00f3pria vis\u00e3o da vida\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O anivers\u00e1rio do hipop\u00f3tamo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Por Emile Victor Rieu (1887-1972)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ele abriu todos os seus pacotes
Mas o maior e o \u00faltimo;
As esperan\u00e7as dele est\u00e3o no seu ponto mais alto
E seu cora\u00e7\u00e3o est\u00e1 batendo r\u00e1pido.
Oh Hipop\u00f3tamo feliz,
Que presente lindo est\u00e1 aqui?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh Pequeno Hipop\u00f3tamo,
As dores dos pequenos!
Ele derramou duas l\u00e1grimas para se misturar
Com o Senegal que flui;
E o \u201cObrigado\u201d que ele disse
Foi a mais triste m\u00fasica que j\u00e1 se ouviu
Na selva senegalesa
Da boca de uma besta ou de um p\u00e1ssaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily \u00e9 terapeuta ocupacional neonatal especialista em cl\u00ednica do Royal Free London NHS foundation Trust, onde lidera o cuidado do desenvolvimento, a avalia\u00e7\u00e3o e interven\u00e7\u00f5es neurocomportamentais, neurodesenvolvimentais e sensoriais, incluindo o acompanhamento ap\u00f3s o alta hospitalar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily \u00e9 terapeuta neonatal certificado (CNT). Ela concluiu seu mestrado em Estudos Neonatais Avan\u00e7ados na Universidade de Southampton. Emily \u00e9 certificada pela NIDCAP e ministra aulas sobre o programa The Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education (FINE) no Reino Unido. Emily concluiu o curso de certifica\u00e7\u00e3o em Toque e Massagem Neonatal (NTMC) e o curso avan\u00e7ado em Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o Geral de Movimentos de Prechtl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ela \u00e9 treinadora s\u00eanior do programa Brazelton e \u00e9 certificada para ministrar aulas no programa Newborn Behavioral Observation (NBO) e no programa Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily \u00e9 coautora e cofundadora da Sensory Beginnings Ltd e \u00e9 uma praticante avan\u00e7ada em integra\u00e7\u00e3o sensorial (SI).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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