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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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It is fascinating to observe the way my memory works with the holding on and letting go. I’ve been through things I never would have imagined that have left blanks spaces I have no desire to refill. While at the same time it seems some dramas are forever like it was only yesterday. Names now escape me like marbles from a bag. It is not just people, but things and places as well, that draw a blank. I can feel the words on a wheel spinning inside of my head that can’t remember to stop on the right places or faces. I know I’m at that age where one’s head begins to act like a sieve. So now I’m just grateful I can remember my name and where I live. LGR(C)8/26/18 |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
thanks lori, time has no mercy, it is the same for everyone, i love the precision and emotion of your feelings ; this is such a beautiful write yann |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Lori...Touching write. My wife is going thru the same thing and I have to watch it get worse every day and feel so helpless cause I can't do anything to stop it. Bless you my friend...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
A friend of mine is going thru this....Lori, I hope you never have to worry about finding your way home....hugs |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thank you Yann, what a wonderful thing to say! I appreciate it so much! ~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Paul, My Mom has dementia and her sister died of Alzheimer's, so it is always on the back of my mind. I have seen how hard it is on the spouses. Hugs ~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
LeeJ, Me too, but odds aren't in my favor. With my lack of a sense of direction getting lost has always been a concern too. ~L |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Yeah! Feel your pain . . . I think I have more empty spaces than spaces . . . people always have to give me some latitude in conversations while my pauses and searches my brain, and rooms have even given up giving me hints to satisfy my reason for entering them. Thankfully I still pretty well remember what I went to the bathroom for . . . could go on and one, just like you could, but so far, still find my way home from anywhere (although I need to think about where I'm going . . .) and on and on... loved this, makes me feel better knowing you're afflicted also!! j. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I suppose most everyone has a bone to pick when the advancing years heaps terrible things upon us. Many times when I pass someone on the street or wherever He/She will not meet my eyes. It is then I begin to think they think I am an old man. Then I have to stop and think, I AM and old man! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Poet In Pink Senior Member Posts 1066 MI |
This is something most of the population will have to face. You have penned it perfectly ~ Keep smiling dear friend  When I think of getting old and forgetful I just remind myself of all the new people and adventures I will have Ha Ha  |
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