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Memory Disturbances

Memory Disturbances Written: by Miracle Man 6/1/2024 It’s a very sad day, when memory starts to fade. We live feeling helpless, to change or persuade. It’s harder on the one, who must watch it occur. One insists nothing’s wrong, but both lives become a blur. Most days they disagree, about trivial things. Just struggling along, absorbing life’s new dings. Most all days resemble, the day that just passed. One recalls good times, from years both amassed. Each place the two go, they’re always pushed for time. And one doesn’t grasp, the meaning of bedtime. The most debilitating loss, is the ability to think. When dementia claims one, minds no more interlink. Every conversation now, needs in depth explaining. It’s certain to now make, two lives more constraining.

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Date: 6/2/2024 4:19:00 PM
a poignant poem and one I can relate to. My elderly aunt and uncle both have dementia. Their lives are such a sad struggle. Every conversation we have with them requires a great deal of explaining. Enjoyed the raw honesty of your poem. Have a great evening, Sara
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Tom Wright
Date: 6/3/2024 6:38:00 AM
Thanks for your comments and reading my "stuff". Hope you have a great week. Jesus loves you. Miracle Man.

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