We prefer not to make others wait
Now that we're older with a slower gait
No longer participants in the race
With those sporting a quicker pace
Patiently and lovingly we are content
To admire the vigor of youth not yet spent
Let 'em pass, hurry and run
We've found new ways to keep it fun
My husband has ALS/PLS and I am his caregiver. My poem was inspired as a result of my recent bursa and baker cyst inflammation causing fluid behind and in front of the knee with pain and stiffness. At 65 this has been my first mobility challenge that greatly helps me to identify with Tom’s patience with his condition
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