Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

Cheshire Cat

Posted on October 6, 2017 by admin

  * This may strike you odd as a tribute, but anything can trigger a cherished memory – anything! So, today I choose the amusing over the maudlin. When the Cheshire Cat Comes to Visit When the Cheshire Cat comes … Continue reading →

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Virtual Hug

Posted on October 2, 2017 by admin

  Virtual Hug Truly I wish that you were here, Or that I were there with you. I’d pack it up upon a dare, But my duties keep me here. And so I send my virtual hug And with it … Continue reading →

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“I’m Fine,” she said

Posted on September 29, 2017 by admin

  I’M FINE, SHE SAID H. W. Bryce “I’m fine!” she said with a simple smile As she tried to hide the many a mile That she had trod in caring for her man, As though to prove that she … Continue reading →

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Tremulous Times

Posted on September 25, 2017 by admin

  Tremulous times So much for peace. When the poorest and the least opportuned people Have had enough and hate replaces hope (the worm turns) And fireworks explode Tempers no longer tempered Do imprudent things Thinking is as thinking does … Continue reading →

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Hello. Long Distance.

Posted on September 22, 2017 by admin

  Hello. Long Distance. Today, I present you with a guest blog. While the emphasis is on the elderly, and while it acknowledges dementia/Alzheimer’s, I find the article useful – and I take it rather personally. Many of my Facebook … Continue reading →

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Cobwebs: An Outrageous Appeal

Posted on September 18, 2017 by admin

  Cobwebs: An Outrageous Appeal Cobwebs Memories in cobwebs left in the dust of time, Not called upon, they fade into the mist. Tricks fail to recall, even with the help of rhyme; Soon they are forgotten and soon they’re … Continue reading →

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Come, Break Bread with Me

Posted on September 15, 2017 by admin

    Come, Break Bread with Me Come, break bread with me, and we shall talk of many things, of peace and harmony, friendship, and the turmoil that is life, and how we may all just get along. And so … Continue reading →

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