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For all of us.

After a fall today I had a rest, and then behold -- somewhere, somehow, moments of lucidity, and verbage. I stole the moments with pen in hand, and offer you, my new friends and family this token.

                                           By Sabby
Have you seen my phone?
I lost my keys.
I can’t find the word.
Will you help me, please?

I’ve fallen again.
But I’ll be okay.
Can’t get off this ship.
It’s starting to sway.

I used to be smart.
I ran the whole show.
Now my brain just won’t play.
Problems with flow.

My big pregnant brain
Is going to burst,
Unless it can find
A way out of me first.

Where did my sweet
Husband’s helpmate go?
And our kids’ playful Mom?
Bet they wanna know.

It’s so strange to look
In doctors’ baffled faces.
To get any real help
Means finding far-off places.

The thing has a name.
It’s said, “Kee-ah-ree”.
Now I know what I have,
But it doesn’t have me.

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1687929 tn?1319426011
Thank you abby I found it. It will help.
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1645944 tn?1305243337
Hope this helps. You will find a way.
Abby
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1645944 tn?1305243337
Thank you so much for the kind remarks. Isn't it funny how our loved ones really need to hear someone else say the same things before they really get that our experience is real, that all of the weird things we are going through are the same weird things that all the rest of us are going through. I am so glad it has helped to clear things up for some. Blessings for all as we walk through this journey together!
Abby
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1451338 tn?1413475023
WOW!!! Thank you!
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1664208 tn?1332782950
That is a great poem! thankx for sharing it.
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1342095 tn?1283120251
That is BEAUTIFUL!
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1674224 tn?1308022865
wow nice, i should read it again. then have him read it.i so feel that way.lol

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1179332 tn?1297478990
GREAT poem....very insightful to what we all go through!! Thanks for sharing :)

Stormy
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I LOVE this.. Thank you so much for sharing..I had my husband read it and he says to me .. wow I understand a bit more.....

Shanny
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brought a tear to my eye,thankyou for sharing x
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1645944 tn?1305243337
Thank you for your responses. I was nervous to share at first, but I keep seeing that this is a place where we seem to get each other's predicament, and that is something hard for me to find these days.
Like Selma said in her 10 Things not to say to Chiarians, when they say, "I know how you feel", they really dont. But you do, and I appreciate having a place where I don't have to explain myself. Thank you for being so accepting.
--Abby
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620923 tn?1452915648
COMMUNITY LEADER

Thanks for sharing this inspiring poem : )

I am sure we all can see ourselves in it.

"selma"
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1372734 tn?1309950237
Love it!!!  Hearfelt and oh so true!!!!!!
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1435895 tn?1304291241
Awesome poem!
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I fell yesterday too and paying for it today, can't seem to focus on anything but walking and sometimes, although careful, I forget and fall. No matter how hard u try it slips ur mind sometimes!
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Beautiful!!!
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