dementia Archives - The Creative Exiles

Falling into the Abyss

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Kurt James 3238 Views 6 Comments abyss, Alzheimer's Disease, Colorado Storyteller, dementia, kurt james, Mom

This photograph of my mom with her brother and cousin is how I like to think of her today

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Slipping Through the Veil – Whispered Words Outside a Walnut Door

February 2, 2018 R J Schwartz 2097 Views 2 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, RJ Schwartz, Whispered

This piece is a strange journey within the mind of someone experiencing a slow decline of their mental faculties from

Creative Writing Short Story

Memories, Like Shattered Glass – part 1

October 27, 2017November 4, 2017 thebluestar 3894 Views 2 Comments confusion, dementia, family, life, short story

Memories, Like Shattered Glass … Introduction Working for some time as a care giver in the community, I came

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Thinking of you on Mothers Day

May 14, 2017May 12, 2018 Kurt James 4003 Views 6 Comments alzheimers, dementia, kurt james, kurt james author, memories, Mom, Mothers Day

Thinking of you on Mothers Day – Life usually brings us beauty and harmony in numbers – the more the better.

Free Verse Poetry

Alzheimer’s – One Man’s Vehement Resistance

May 8, 2017 R J Schwartz 2253 Views 5 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, resistance

Impassioned resistance… Understanding the human condition but unprepared When someday, suddenly becomes this day The false-positive moments of the past

Free Verse Poetry

Mom’s Way Home

April 2, 2016August 23, 2018 Nathan Bernardo 3167 Views 14 Comments cold and dark, dementia, giving care, mother

Mom’s Way Home is a poem about my relationship with my mother who has dementia. I’ve been taking care of