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Dementia (their world is real to them)(0)

May 20, 2013

  Dementia Their world is real to them The time is here, something dreaded in point of fact, he is entering a phrase wherein he will become very confused, paranoid, combative and  filled with deep fear, anger and rage, then, the caregiver has to help as best as can be done, a war of sorts, [...]

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The search

      The search   In solitude, when there is quiet, it is then that the inner world demands attention.  Face to face with a presence that is closer than our skin, beyond form, yet seeking a response.  If I was an atheist I would find solitude different….how different I am not sure, for [...]

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Messy package is life

Life is funny and difficult and wrapped up in one messily garlanded package.  It will stay that way for the most part, for things, or let’s say people will not fall into neatly lined up categories or stereotypes.  Being a caregiver is a good way to learn about that reality.  In everyday life a lot [...]

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The hidden one

I hide, so those who seek will walk the road of faith and not surety.  For my essence is infinite and the mysteries of the Universe will lead to my reality, an intelligence beyond vast, infinite, wherein shadows of its immensity  can be found over large stretches of time, as mankind slowly learns of its [...]

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