CareVerses
I Am a Caregiver
I am 30, I am 40, I am 60, I am over 80 years old, I am a caregiver. I am black, I am white, and I am culturally inclusive, I am a caregiver.
A Halloween Ode to Caregiving
Sung to The Addams Family theme music They creep around your house, Ask questions of your spouse, All your plans up they will louse, Your Visiting Family.
Oct 24, 2024
New Perspectives
Fat deposits Accumulated around the hips And sides of the waist Were defined as love handles
Alzheimer’s Melody
When I ask you, you deny it And in an effort to refute, You blame that little Pixie Of such questionable repute.
I Know You’re In There Somewhere
Yesterday you were quietly setting me right My friend and my lover, my wife and my light You were comfort and ease You were laughter and tease
And I Lost You
Yesterday you were quietly setting me right My friend and my lover, my wife and my light You were comfort and ease You were laughter and tease
The Alzheimer Fairy
When I ask you, you deny it And in an effort to refute, You blame that little Pixie Of such questionable repute.
Losing Cognition
Married 27 years, I notice the need for notetaking. I need to write this down. What is happening to my husband? I watch his mind slip into thin air
God Bless The Caregivers
God bless the ones who serve each day, Their loved ones to assist. They offer comfort and support, Just part of a long list.
Youth Is Becoming
Youth runs fast; Age awaits its arrival Youth taunts, "catch me if you can"; Age does
Dec 7, 2022
A Race To The Finish
I’ve entered a race I would have never chosen to be. I’m taking care of her who took care of me. The funeral was the easy, a skill I’ve learned and consider an art The nightmare began when I was left to console my mother’s broken heart. Family is
Considerate Folks
We prefer not to make others wait Now that we're older with a slower gait No longer participants in the race
My Father My Friend
My Father Left this World Today, On July 22nd, 1998. I held his hand as cancer took his last breath away. Through tear filled Eyes I had to pray.
A Caregiver
My life of pulls and tugs Wanting to be everywhere at once and nowhere alone All at the same time. My Mom so old needs so much
Fade To Night
Twilight moments replace CT’s and chemo. Beyond the anger, past the denial, we are now here. Enjoying this bridge to the unknown.
A Last Game of Checkers
Father and Son are seated across each other at a bedside table in a dimly lit room at the Apple Valley Nursing Home. A checkerboard lies between them.
An Anchor or a Sail
Let us hold hands as we let go “She was deciding whether she wanted an anchor or a sail.” It is the same choice my Patty would have liked examining so many years ago. But she wasn’t wise then.
Mornings At My House
Day after day I sit looking out the window waiting……waiting…… for you to awaken
The Spoon In My Purse
Poised in wheelchair fortress, Her hovering hands tremor, Seeking precise location For every stainless treasure -
Caregivers Need Care Too
I am brought back to a memory so very long ago. You loved me and I loved you; that’s all we needed to know!