Tears spring unexpected into my eyes.
They come unexpected
when I try to read aloud.
when I try to sing.
Memories of what I was good at,
Memories of what I enjoyed.
“You are distraught, depressed”
my speech therapist says..
Isn’t it possible to be strong,
Have faith,
And still do the hard work of grieving?
Archive for May, 2008
Coping
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Introduction to my poetry
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Diagnosis
Primary Progressive Aphasia. ”What is that?” No one has heard of it… no one that I talk to knows anyone who has lost his or her language. “We don’t even notice,” they used to say. “You sound just fine to me.”
But every conversation is an effort. I hear the sentences in my head, but when [...]
