Greeting cards are a quick way to allow us to convey a message of well wishes. But how can the fleeting thoughts in a card encompass the burden on those who suffer from chronic disease? The poem “Butterfly Woman” along with imagery of a path winding through nature as it evolves, transform a generic greeting card into a message of self advocacy, voice, personalized medicine and hope for a future of improved environmental health.

Greeting cards are a quick way to allow us to convey a message of well wishes. But how can the fleeting thoughts in a card encompass the burden on those who suffer from chronic disease? The poem “Butterfly Woman” along with imagery of a path winding through nature as it evolves, transform a generic greeting card into a message of self advocacy, voice, personalized medicine and hope for a future of improved environmental health.