Category Archives: Dementia

Disappearing Me

Posted on March 25, 2016 by admin

  Disappearing Me Inspired by friends at my alz team Also by my good blogging friend at By The Side of the Road Disappearing you, disappearing friends, Disappearing of beginnings, lots of new ends, The person that I loved is … Continue reading →

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Yestertime: When I was young

Posted on March 21, 2016 by admin

“You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way.” Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach) Yestertime Lessons Learned Yestertime, when I was young, I marvelled at the gulls that came … Continue reading →

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Loss: Getting Over Grief

Posted on March 18, 2016 by admin

MY LOSS There is light at the end of the tunnel My poems may signify loss. But not tragedy. And not just gloom. They also find the lighter side. They have been and continue to be invaluable to me in … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March, She Hides

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin

She Hides She Hides Beware the Ides of March She hides because it is the ides of Caesar’s day of woes. She’s afraid to leave the house on such a fateful day For fear she’ll go where Caesar’s vengeful spirit … Continue reading →

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Tear It Down!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by admin

Tear It Down!   News Flash: School Board and City want to tear down Little Yellow Schoolhouse. Latest News: Local group fights to preserve heritage. In Other News: Human brain under attack. Brain cells dying off. Suspect: Alzheimer’s. Related News: … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Frontiers

Posted on March 7, 2016 by admin

FORGOTTEN FRONTIERS Forgotten are the memories of the Alzheimer’s people. This is dedicated to all people with Alzheimer’s and to their caregivers. Forgotten Frontiers Forgotten frontiers, forgotten roots, Forgotten pioneering boots, Standing bleached by wind and rain, Standing still, but … Continue reading →

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Damn These Walls

Posted on March 4, 2016 by admin

    Damn These Walls to all shutins The Shutin “I want to see outside…the sunsets, the trees; I want to see flowers, I want to see the birds flying by, nesting in the trees; I want to see the … Continue reading →

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