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Category Archives: Trauma
Burn and Burn Alike
And still the Amazone burns… Continue reading
Posted in A Voice in the Wilderness, Author, Grief, Helpless, Irony, Moments, Overwhelmed, Poem, Train, Trauma
Tagged Blogging 101, Caring, Disasters, Poem
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Silhouette
Silhouette H. W. Bryce Prpl mini Dec 29,22 – Feb 2, 23 Standing slouched, a silhouette of dejection, Head bowed, unmoving, for hours, Her sack of meager belonging dangling at her feet. The door is locked, … Continue reading
Funeral Service
FUNERAL NOTICE H. W. Bryce Dearly beloved, we are gathered here this day, We few of our company who remain, to celebrate the death of one among us, one who touched each and every one of us. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocate, Alzheimer's, Caring, Covid 19, Elderly, Fatigue, Friends, Grandmas, Grandpas, Grief, Helping, Homeless, Hope, Pandemic, Poem, Trauma
Tagged Advocacy, Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Hope, Humor, Poem, Victims
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Hallowe’en to Hell
Hallowe’en to Hell I took this beautiful woman home For to share our Hallowe’en haul But when she removed her hallowe’én face She revealed herself witch She cackled with such utter glee, for she had most certainly fooled me, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Celebration, Cobwebs, Dementia, Hallow'en, Mystery, Poetry, Trauma
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, care giving, Dementia, Hallowe'en, poetry, Warning signs
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One Rose
One Rose A Fontanelle H. W. Bryce Pop-pop-pop-pop And three men fall Pop-pop-pop-pop And three more die Blood paints designs On the whitewashed wall Six souls rise from bodies once tall No one asks why A little girl recoils … Continue reading
Posted in Caring, Loss, Memory, Poetry, Remembrance, Trauma, Victims
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, Hope, Loss, Love, poetry
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My Haircut: Part Two
My Haircut About my haircut. Actually the time in the barber’s chair – see My Haircut, Part I in my previous blog – always reminds me of when I was still very young (yes, there was a time). But … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Cancer, Humor, Memoir, Mirrors!, Remembering, Trauma
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, Haircuts, Humor, memoir, memories, Trauma
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Harry’s Horror
Harry’s Horror Harry was distinctly restless this day. He did a lot of pacing and moaning. His wife, Mary, became distinctly disturbed by his bellicose behaviour. It was symptomatic of Harry’s horror. Mary checked his medication dispenser. The pills … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Hallow'en, Humor, Sundowning, Trauma
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Hallowe'en, Humor
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