what do you do
when your parent
becomes your child?
when they’re lost in old
memories and cannot
find their way back to
reality’s present?
how do you map a mind
with its labyrinth of neural
pathways meandering
like tributaries of wild
untame-able river?
My father is suffering from dementia following Covid isolation and oxygen deprivation.
a poem in my pocket 
Jan 28, 2021 @ 22:43:41
Oh no my friend. Praying for you
Jan 30, 2021 @ 20:41:59
Thank you, Brenda. We just moved him to a memory care center (assisted living). Please pray he will adjust to his new home.
Feb 01, 2021 @ 19:11:52
I will pray
Feb 02, 2021 @ 13:55:39
I appreciate your prayers.
Jan 28, 2021 @ 08:40:27
This has to be so hard. Thanks for sharing about your struggle with such an evocative poem..
Jan 30, 2021 @ 20:43:35
Thanks for reading and commenting, Jennifer! We moved him this week to memory care center.
Jan 27, 2021 @ 22:21:51
Oh no, Lynn, it has to be so difficult to see your day this way. Is he aware of what’s going on?
Jan 30, 2021 @ 20:45:12
He moves in and out of awareness, Lisa. We moved him closer to us into a memory care center.
Jan 30, 2021 @ 22:35:43
{{{{{HUGS}}}}
Jan 27, 2021 @ 22:21:28
I am sorry to hear this about your father.
Jan 27, 2021 @ 22:17:50
So sorry to hear that your father is going through this journey of dementia. Strength and peace for you.
Jan 30, 2021 @ 20:45:47
Thank you, Carol.