My dad (then 98) had a small stroke and heart attack. When awake he was sometimes lucid, but also experienced paranoid delusions. He was not expected to recover, but he did, and moreover he actually remembered all the details of his delusions, and what staff members had said about him. He told one, and she only responded, “It is very rare for a patient to remember what happens during a stroke.”
Shawn Bird is a high school English teacher, poet, and author in the beautiful Shuswap region of British Columbia, Canada. She is a proud member of Rotary and a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student.
I've been thinking today of British WW1 soldiers who'd return to the front line from furloghs home to England.
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So verypowerful
Thanks.
hmmmm..
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The subconscious always listens. Always.
Just because someone appears to be unresponsive, it doesn’t mean they’re not conscious.
I suspect it was a painful lesson for these ladies.
Wow!
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Glad you like it, Melody.
Reading this gave me a little chill when I got to the last line – great effect!
Thanks.
a really great poem, succinct and powerful
Thanks, Sara.
I nominate you for the sisterhood of the world bloggers award.
http://kassandraharte.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/
Thank you sincerely for the kindness, however, as per my Blog Award Policy posted above, I decline the nomination.
Oh my goodness that’s sadly rather telling! 😦
Indeed.
I would love the whole story. So poignant!
My dad (then 98) had a small stroke and heart attack. When awake he was sometimes lucid, but also experienced paranoid delusions. He was not expected to recover, but he did, and moreover he actually remembered all the details of his delusions, and what staff members had said about him. He told one, and she only responded, “It is very rare for a patient to remember what happens during a stroke.”