HIDING BEHIND WORDS
How do you feel?
With my hands! he said
Recovering from colds or flu in the prime of his life, that was his pat answer
To bring a smile to his wife’s face
To let her know in his gentle way that really, everything was okay
To ease her worries
How do you feel?
With my hands? he said
Battling dementia in the decline of his life, that was his pat answer
To bring a smile to the hospice nurse’s face
To let her know in his gentle way that Alzheimer’s had robbed him of words
To hide his confusion
Submitted in loving memory of my father by:
Pam Horvath, Curriculum Coordinator at the Heritage College, Cleveland
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