Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

The Arms Race

Posted on October 16, 2015 by admin

Arms vs arms The Arms Race Life was tough in No Man’s Land; Everybody was fighting. The scene was a battlefield Of Me Me Me, No Me First! Always in capital letters. “Race to arms! Race to arms! The threat … Continue reading →

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What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You Here’s what Alzheimer’s did for me –It turned me into a poet, A poet for the people. For we are folks, we are the ones who live with the consequences, unwanted, brought about by … Continue reading →

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Coming, Coming, If I Knew I Was Coming

Posted on October 12, 2015 by admin

      If I Knew I Was Coming Life as a care giver can get pretty darned hectic. You have family, you had friends. You have housework, and then there’s the job. The phone rings incessant, the timer dings … Continue reading →

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Gloomy Gus

Posted on October 9, 2015 by admin

Gloomy Gus H. W. Bryce They called for sunshine for the weekend We got the picnic packed We got ourselves out to the park Just when the clouds made a raid on the sun…       Clip Art   … Continue reading →

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In the Glow of Love

Posted on October 5, 2015 by admin

In the Glow of Love Eating in the dark They sat down to eat She thought, It’s too dark to see He said It’s all right, my love, I will help you But I see nothing, she said But I … Continue reading →

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Not Even a Nurse

Posted on October 2, 2015 by admin

Not even a nurse Not even a nurse could do as well The little old lady teetered out of her room into the hallway. Call her Edna. Her clothes were askew, her stare intense. She was going somewhere and by … Continue reading →

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The Story of A Broken Shell

Posted on September 30, 2015 by admin

I See You © H. W. Bryce I see you in the stars, I see you in the trees I see you in each flower, I see your beauty every hour … I see your broken body– But I see … Continue reading →

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