Glimmers Of The Forgotten
living with dementia
Glimmers of you ebb
through the drowning Forgotten.
Help, your eyes plead. Gone.
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Authors Note:
Written with compassion for anyone living with dementia, whether supporting their loved ones or facing it themselves.
(excerpt from NHS.uk)
One in 14 people over the age of 65 have dementia, and the condition affects 1 in 6 people over 80.
About the Creator
Caroline Jane
Warm-blooded vertebrate, domesticated with a preference for the wild. Howls at the moon and forages on the dark side of it. Laughs like a hyena. Fuelled by good times and fairy dust. Writes obsessively with no holes barred.
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Comments (33)
very interesting read
😉
This was really powerful. Wow you have a lot of accomplishments. I’ve been meaning to read The devil and the deep blue sea I will tonight great title by the way.
Wow, this is compelling.
Beautifully written!
super
Nice
Such few words to conjure such an emotional reaction. That's well done work. Congratulations on Top Story ❤️
This was so deep and emotional! Loved it so much!
Wow, Caroline. Deep, profound, and heartbreakingly real. You've managed to say so much, with so little - not a word wasted. Exceptional. Congrats on a well-deserved Top Story.
I've written on this several times lately as it's been weighing on me. It's such a terrible disease. You captured the idea and emotion so thoughtfully and with such care. Beautiful work :) Congratulations on Top Story!!
nice useful
Oh gosh, this is heartbreaking, and beautifully constructed.
Wow, this is gutting and so beautifully constructed. Well done!!!
That last line is truly devastating. Congratulations on top story!
Beautiful
Congratulations!! This was beautiful ❤️
That last line seared. My mother worked with patients with dementia and alzheimer's and it is so hard for everyone involved. Congratulations on your Top Story!
Congratulations on your Top Story
This one punches
Go Caroline! I knew this was top story worthy 💕💕
Wonderful piece. congrats on the top story.
Very raw with emotion in three lines. So much of what happens with the disease is the person crying for help. Well done ♥️ Congratulations on Top story too.
Gorgeous wording, congrats!
Brought tears to my eyes. That last line! I just had a conversation about a family member who is entering dementia, so it was particularly evocative for me.