THE CREW IN WHITE COATS

The crew in white coats, beavering away with stethoscopes and microscopes.

Petri dishes nurturing new cells, and bugs battling away.

Computer chatter with calculations and new revelations.

Data gathered, scrutinised and tucked securely away.

Volunteers in the hundreds are called up as new trials are underway.

Tantalisingly, what looks so promising vanishes like the mist swirling at dawn.

Team meetings, arguments and suggestions fly.

’Til that joyous moment when, trial after trial, a cure, a miracle comes amazingly into play.

We had such possible news today, for Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's Disease and others.

For years the crew in white coats have toiled night and day to find the clues to cure the painful life sentences carried by hundreds of thousands.

We salute you for the hope you bring for better lives ahead for millions, even the yet unborn. Brilliant. Well done.

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