Forgetfulness can be cute when you are young. Children forget to bring homework to school, forget to inform parents about a PTA meeting – all innocently. As we grow older, we tend to forget fewer things. It’s still cute when…
Tag: medical
My cataract surgery
One not so fine day I was told that both my eyes had developed cataract. It was March 2021 and I was only 57 years old. I remember my mother’s eye surgery when she had turned seventy. I asked the doctor…
Emotional Eating #Poetry
Haiku Food’s her savior Soothes her pain and anxiety Nonjudgmental friend Starved for affection The pantry satiates her Her own oasis She loves life, not food When loved ones push her away Food welcomes her home Their…
World Alzheimer’s Day
We, at Write Tribe, are blogging about this illness today on World Alzheimer’s Day to create awareness. What is Alzheimer’s? ‘Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get…
Claustrophobia- Free Write
Day 3- Free write at The Write Tribe challenge Claustrophobia She panicked and started flailing her arms around in the air, like people do when they are told in jest about there being a spider in their hair; only this…