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Tag Archives: Dementia
You Didn’t Have to Do That
You Didn’t Have to Do That You Didn’t Have to Do That Welcome to Hell, friend. Come, warm yourself upon a flame. So glad you came to join us, You’re going to love our game. Now grab yourself a … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Choices, Dementia, Poetry, Victims
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Choice, Dementia, poetry
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Virtual Medal
Virtual Medal A quiet town lay quiet on the quiet countryside, A quiet car pulls up on the quiet parking lot Of a quiet market store on a quiet market day, A soldier wearing civvies walks to the quiet … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Caring, Heroism, Poetry, Remembrance, Service, War and peace
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, Care, Dementia, poetry, Remembrance
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Fooled Me
Fooled Me Just a bit ‘o silly (and gee, I fergot how tuh rhyme…) Looking for my wallet. Hid it … where? No one could find it. Why, I even fooled me Took 3 days to recover that wallet. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Grand parents, Hard time, Lost, Memory, Poetry
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Dementia, Humor, Memory, poetry
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Getting up in the moaning: moan
Getting up in the moaning: moan Getting up in the moaning Is a symphony of crackling bones The gshshshsh of stretching tendons The sqrk of expanding muscles And the wheeze of effort to get feet on floor. You … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Dementia, Humor, Memories, Poetry
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Dementia, Humor
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People of the Street
The People of the Street With homelessness running rampant and many homeless suffering with mental illness, I thought I would ‘pay tribute’ to the unfortunates… Rough and tumble they may be But inside, they have love. They do what … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Dementia, Hard time, Trauma, Victims, Warning signs
Tagged Advocacy, Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, care giving, Dementia, poetry, Victims, Warning signs
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Just a Leaf: blowing in the wind
Just a Leaf: blowing in the wind Just a Leaf is a collection of rambling thoughts prompted by a blog entry in WordPress by my great friend Giselle Roeder, author of We Don’t Talk About and Forget Me Not. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Memories, Remembering, Reminiscing, Waiting
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, care giving, Dementia, memories, poetry
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Harry’s Memory: Missing in Action
Harry’s Memory: Missing in Action Mary sent me out for yeast for her recipe; Also some milk, some coffee and a loaf of bread to hold us over. Mary jokes about it. She says, Oh, Harry’s memory: missing in action. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Giving, Dementia, Humor, Memory, Missing
Tagged Alzheimer's, Blogging 101, caregiving, Dementia, Humor, Memory
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