Senior Life Journeys is pleased and honored to offer the poetry of Sissy Baxley. Sissy serves as Director of Hospice Music for Senior Life Journeys, and she writes poetry in her spare time. Her poems reflect the mood or experiences from her day, and they reach deep into the soul of the individual with dementia. I hope you enjoy her work!
WHAT TIME DO WE LEAVE?
Now tell me again,
What time do we leave?
I know I just asked that.
It’s hard to believe.
Could I stop with the questions?
Keep a list, write it down?
I’ll just find a pencil
Oh, please now, don’t frown
I need reassurance
My thoughts to retrieve
Well, look I found a pencil.
So, what time do we leave?
Carol Howell is a Certified Dementia Specialist and Endorsed Life Coach with an emphasis on Creative Music Experiences. After her husband’s closed-head injury in 1996 and her mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in 2006, Carol began her study of the brain and the various forms of dementia that exist. Through her not-for profit company, Senior Life Journeys, she is actively involved in the lives of individuals who are caregiving for a loved-one with dementia as she helps them develop caregiving techniques. Carol’s latest book, Let’s Talk Dementia-A Caregiver’s Guide, is an Amazon #1 Best Seller, and it is an easy to read guide for caregivers of individuals with dementia. She also wrote the best seller If My Body Is A Temple, Why Am I Eating Doughnuts? It tells of the amazing miracle that caused her to lose 100 pounds. You can follow her blog—Something to Ponder—at www.seniorlifejourneys.com.
Latest posts by Carol Howell (see all)
- Dementia and Really Old Beauty - October 19, 2021
- Carol Howell Talks Dementia: Take Me Home! - October 5, 2020
- Carol Howell Talks Dementia: Get Me Out of Here! - November 3, 2018
Lovely.