Dementia
Poem About The Pain Of Dementia
Where did you come from,
you evil one?
I cannot remember
that tomorrow has come.
Aging Poems - Page 5
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Featured Shared Story
I lost my husband 6 months ago..my love my life my best friend. We shared a great 35 years but there isn't a day that's not filled with tears. I miss him so much & the nights are so long...I...
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What Is Pain?
Alzheimer's DiseasePain is watching yourself fade into a helpless person.
Pain is not being able to do what you did yesterday.
Pain is not remembering what you did and why or where you bought things.
Pain is not being able to see the flowers or the children on the other side of the room.Featured Shared StoryNo story, just a big thank-you.
Reading some of your stories made me cry. Lives touched, afraid of the future, of what might be. But together it won't be so hard.
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We'll Take Fall Together
Shall we take Fall together,
go sifting through the fallen leaves
and gaze upon the golden hues,
while waiting for the freeze?... -
Forgotten Mother
A Woman ForgottenShe sits in darkness
memories serve as her only company
a life so full of joy
now ending in lonesome misery....Featured Shared StoryReading this made me think of my grandma. She passed away in 2005 due to gallbladder cancer. I took care of her at home with help from VNA hospice...while she was alive family didn't bother...
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Heaven Sent
His shoulders are a little slumped now and his back a little bent.
But to me he looks like he was heaven sent.
His blue eyes may have glasses to see ... -
Ode To The Mythical Mother
Son To Mother PoemOde To The Mythical Mother Owed To The Giver Of Life
Take deep breaths she said to me.
Where the three worlds did merge,
Sky and the magic land across the sea.... -
Gift Of Life
No one knows the gift of life
until it's seen in another's eyes.
What's he thinking I ask myself,
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He Sleeps A Lot
Alzheimer's And Forgetful FatherHe Sleeps A Lot Again,
He sleeps in his chair.
This man who does not remember
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A Lament Of The Aging
Poem About A Changing BodyI am old,
So I've been told
By magazines and TV commercials
Portraying perfect complexions,Featured Shared StoryContinuous degeneration occurs in physical bodies of one and all with age. Realization of the fact that you are not alone in facing such issues helps in tolerating the pain. The mention of...
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Loneliness
Poem From A Mother Don't Forget MeI remember when I could hold your hand in the palm of mine.
When I held you, you would hold my hair in the palm of your hand.
When you would sleep you would make sure you had a part of me.
When you would smile I would cry. ...
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