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Life With Early Dementia and Huntington's Disease

Stressful Days

mental 
cental

nonstop 
gums flop  

Two Adult Males

trying
vying

Sometimes

they're
eclairs

in chairs
with flair

Chairs And Naps

so soon
my boon

asleep
so neat

snoring
soaring

Just For me

ooh, ahh
whoo ha

I rest
with zest

I sleep
so neat 

cental- a US weight of 100 lbs. 
vying-rivalry

eclairs-a usually chocolate-frosted oblong pastry filled with whipped cream or custard(sweeties filled with fluff)

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The Situation

May 17, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Currently dealing with Mother. It's surprising what can be forgotten. BUT THIS PIECE!~!~! It's wonderful. simple rhyming to the point. Not your usual material and grabbing at what I would have written if I went for this style. Situation.

Sara Kendrick

May 18, 2022 at 8:32 AM

TS, Your comments are uplifting. It is not easy writing these but quite rewarding. I hope you write one as well. Thanks for the visits. Sara

Paul Callus

May 1, 2022 at 12:24 PM

A string of good footles, Sara, even though the main topic is a sad one. Definitely not one of the benefits of old age :( ~ Regards // paul

Sara Kendrick

May 2, 2022 at 6:13 AM

Thank you, Paul. Yes, not one of the benefits of old age. Your visits always surround with joy. Sara

Brian Sambourne

April 30, 2022 at 10:12 PM

Such a range of emotions in the dips + turns of Alzheimer's. This Footle captures much of that rockiness. Take care of yourself in such challenging circumstances. Sincerely. Brian

Sara Kendrick

May 2, 2022 at 6:11 AM

Brian, Your encouragement has an uplifting quality. Your visits always delight. Sara

Jennifer Proxenos

April 30, 2022 at 5:45 AM

A very heart rending disease to handle with family, your heart goes out to them, but you are also frustrated that with you, who they knew, for a lifetime, recognition wafts away in a breeze, and the breeze their memory did seize. My thoughts are with you dear Sara. Hugs, blessings, Jennifer.

Sara Kendrick

April 30, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Jennifer, He hasn't gotten that far along yet, but I know if I keep living and he keeps living that it can come. I would like him to discuss it with his doctor and get on some medicine to slow the progression, but I can't force him to do anything. Our grandson has HD and it is like a combination of Parkison's disease and Alzheimer's Disease. He is still in the early stages but it could at any point go the other way. I don't know how much longer I will be able to care for him. Your visits are uplifting. Sara

Patrick Kelly

April 29, 2022 at 5:38 AM

Sara, I understand and so sorry, my Dad had it and some uncles and aunts also. It is in my Family and like a time bomb, waiting to go off. You lose them before you lose them. I dealt with it through poems and Faith in God. Just Relief when God took him Home.

Sara Kendrick

April 29, 2022 at 5:59 AM

Patrick, I am glad that you found a way to handle the stress of the illness of Alzheimer's Disease or some form of dementia that happened to loved ones in your life. When it happens, one never knows who will come down with it and when. My husband's mother came down with the slow progressive kind and she really had it from in her fifties but lived to be 93. My husband's father's brother had it and it hit him in his sixties, and he did not live but a very short period of time once they knew what it was (maybe six months). It is hard on the young people to see the decline. Thank you for your kind and understanding review of my work. Sara

Alexis Y.

April 28, 2022 at 12:29 PM

Hi Sara, It’s so sad when this happens. We must be thankful for a sound mind, one never knows if they are gonna get dementia or Alzheimer’s. Have a nice day my friend:-) Alexis

Sara Kendrick

April 28, 2022 at 1:14 PM

Alexis, We never know who will come down with it especially if we know it is in our family line. Thanks for the visit to my page. Your comments are uplifting. Sara

Harry Horsman

April 27, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Yes so sad, Sara, yet the footles are excellent.

Sara Kendrick

April 28, 2022 at 4:15 AM

Thank you for the understanding, Harry. I appreciate the nice review. Sara

Tom Cunningham

April 27, 2022 at 11:28 AM

Sad to see folks fade away Sara, think many on here know someone who's gone that way. Footles are so addictive once you start. Tom

Sara Kendrick

April 27, 2022 at 2:44 PM

Tom, Yes, I have seen it with my husband's mother and her sisters, also my mother. When they reach a certain stage, I don't think they know what is happening but in the beginning it is very challenging. Thanks for dropping by. Your comments uplift me. Sara

Vijay Pandit

April 27, 2022 at 10:04 AM

Well described, Sara, in this succinct form--and you still managed to use metaphors. Sad theme--but life is so.

Sara Kendrick

April 27, 2022 at 11:21 AM

Vijay, Yes, life issues out some good and some bad. I think the good helps us to get over the bad and go on. I feel for those who seemed to be issued out too much of the bad or their whole life seems to be bad. Thanks for the visit. Sara