Diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer's, and my memory going astray, I've come to believe WE ourselves must ignite the spark of hope and decide, what now? Communication is key in this fight for good health and a longer life lived well. Join me and become a partner in your own health! We cannot expect others to do for us what we are not willing to do for ourselves.Short verses and thought-provoking messages from someone much greater than myself is found in my poetic offerings. My father passed from Alzheimer's, I've been diagnosed, and I truly want something better for my children and grandchildren. I know you want that also...what if it is about what we can do for ourselves?
Blue.River.Apple. SECOND HARVEST continues to be an inside view of an outside reality (2014-2016). My thoughts, feelings, and newfound perception of life after diagnosis of early on-set Alzheimer's was setting in. I made the decision to make the best of what the cards were dealing me...
Excerpt
In the morning’s heat,
Sharing coffee and catch-up,
Long since last seen, a dear friend.
Soon to confess he didn’t know
How to act
Or what to say . . .
He stammered to grasp sympathetic words,
Multiplied his fluster and progressing pink cheeks—
All adding to his honest dilemma.
To the rescue flashed
My usual ready-to-smile grin-y grin,
A hug and hello quick break-in.
One not from confidence,
But he wouldn’t know that.
Only I feel the crumble inside
Realize that it—my smile—seems not so
Forthcoming, and faithful,
But more hesitant, flawed somehow.
Depending, of course,
On what I may ask of myself.
And today, I wanted to genuinely
Overshadow any beneath-the-surface
Moldy mind decay.
His discomfort, foremost and first,
So that I might answer his tender inquiry,
“How are you?”
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Blue.River.Apple.
An exploration of Alzheimer's through poetry. My feelings written in poetic cadence uncovering thoughts and feelings as I adjust to a diagnosis following in my father's footsteps.
Blue.River.Apple. SECOND HARVEST
A continuing exploration of Alzheimer's through poetry. This books reveals inside raw feelings and how I work through an Alzheimer's diagnosis. There are good times and not so good times. And, I never forget, there is hope and I have optimism.
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