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Array ( [sid] => 25636 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Ode to the Caregiver [time] => 2003-10-23 19:01:36 [hometext] => all poems i write are related one way or another to alzheimers, a tragedy all need to be aware of [bodytext] => how can i tell her when she bathes me
how can i tell her when she feeds me
how can i tell her when she cleans me up
oh my daughter dear i love you
oh my daughter dear how you honor me

how can i tell her when she changes my bed
how can i tell her when she covers me warmly
how can i tell her when she helps me walk
oh my wife beloved i love you
oh my wife beloved how you honor me

how can i tell him when he wipes my chin
how can i tell him when he holds my hand
how can i tell him when he brushes my hair
oh my husband love of my life i love you
oh my husband love of my life how you honor me

how can we tell them when we hear them cry
how can we tell them when we see the sadness
how can we tell them when we see how tired they are
oh my love it hurts us to see the pain
oh my love how you do honor us [comments] => 2 [counter] => 235 [topic] => 39 [informant] => maryetta [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )
Ode to the Caregiver

Contributed by maryetta on Thursday, 23rd October 2003 @ 07:01:36 PM in AEST
Topic: Grief



how can i tell her when she bathes me
how can i tell her when she feeds me
how can i tell her when she cleans me up
oh my daughter dear i love you
oh my daughter dear how you honor me

how can i tell her when she changes my bed
how can i tell her when she covers me warmly
how can i tell her when she helps me walk
oh my wife beloved i love you
oh my wife beloved how you honor me

how can i tell him when he wipes my chin
how can i tell him when he holds my hand
how can i tell him when he brushes my hair
oh my husband love of my life i love you
oh my husband love of my life how you honor me

how can we tell them when we hear them cry
how can we tell them when we see the sadness
how can we tell them when we see how tired they are
oh my love it hurts us to see the pain
oh my love how you do honor us




Copyright © maryetta ... [ 2003-10-23 19:01:36]
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Re: Ode to the Caregiver (User Rating: 1 )
by LOWMAN613 on Thursday, 23rd October 2003 @ 11:33:07 PM AEST
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This was so touching I did this all for my mom once!
She didnt have alzheimers but she was sick,So sad this was! Christina


Re: Ode to the Caregiver (User Rating: 1 )
by Bizzy on Thursday, 13th November 2003 @ 01:01:11 AM AEST
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Dear Maruetta, oh, how I wish there was no illness such as alzhiemers for you to write about. You've done a fine tribute to the caregiving people by writing this. In the back of our minds we dread that disease (and others). We don't know how we will ever manage to cope..... and we do need a lot of loving support from other caring people.
God bless you. Love, Bizzy




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