Who am I?
20 total reviews
Comment from Sherry Asbury
Excellent. I have cared for many patients of this dread disease and pray I never fall to its claws. You have so well put into words what a person with A would feel. Poignant and compassionate poem.
reply by the author on 14-May-2012
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Excellent. I have cared for many patients of this dread disease and pray I never fall to its claws. You have so well put into words what a person with A would feel. Poignant and compassionate poem.
Comment Written 10-May-2012
reply by the author on 14-May-2012
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Thank you so much for your kind review. Alexis x
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
This contest entry is really good! I have been reading them all, and each one gives a different but similar slant to the illness, whichever way it is written, it still comes across as a heartbreaking time for the family as well as for the sufferer. Good luck in the contest! xsx
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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This contest entry is really good! I have been reading them all, and each one gives a different but similar slant to the illness, whichever way it is written, it still comes across as a heartbreaking time for the family as well as for the sufferer. Good luck in the contest! xsx
Comment Written 10-May-2012
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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Thank you so much for your lovely review, I really appreciate it. Alexis x
Comment from Maureen's Pen
This was sad but well penned, I think you did a great job for the prompt contest and this is a great submission.
Made we stop and think of all we take for granted.
Excellent bc :)
Love
Maureen wc:)
xx
Edit check:
"I think the poor demented (sole) has confused me with another" // soul (sole is bottom of foot or shoe or fish:)
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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This was sad but well penned, I think you did a great job for the prompt contest and this is a great submission.
Made we stop and think of all we take for granted.
Excellent bc :)
Love
Maureen wc:)
xx
Edit check:
"I think the poor demented (sole) has confused me with another" // soul (sole is bottom of foot or shoe or fish:)
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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Well spotted, Maureen. (I was going to pretend it was really a story about a fish with the problem, but thought the better of it!) Take care, wc, I think of you often. Love Alexis xxx
Comment from bard owl
It is so sad when a mind degenrates and knows that it is doing so. Your poem is a testament to the ravages of Alzheimer's Disease. Excellent imagery. Best of luck in the contest. Blessings, Linda
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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It is so sad when a mind degenrates and knows that it is doing so. Your poem is a testament to the ravages of Alzheimer's Disease. Excellent imagery. Best of luck in the contest. Blessings, Linda
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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Thank you so much for your lovely review,and kind wishes. I really appreciate it. Alexis x
Comment from wordsfromsue
I hate Alzheimer's. It's the thing I fear the most. To not have memory must be unsettling at best, terrifying at worst.
I think your poem states it well. She keeps wondering why these strangers insist they're family.
Good job!
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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I hate Alzheimer's. It's the thing I fear the most. To not have memory must be unsettling at best, terrifying at worst.
I think your poem states it well. She keeps wondering why these strangers insist they're family.
Good job!
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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This was a great writing prompt to make people aware of the horrible isolation this disease causes for all concerned. Thank you so much for your review. Alexis x
Comment from rwilliam
I can see why this has an exceptional rating, it is riveting. My grandmother had Alzheimer's and you described this so well.
The rhyming makes it easy to read. All I can say is GREAT job!
You are very good at poems also! Amazing!! clap clap clap :-)
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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I can see why this has an exceptional rating, it is riveting. My grandmother had Alzheimer's and you described this so well.
The rhyming makes it easy to read. All I can say is GREAT job!
You are very good at poems also! Amazing!! clap clap clap :-)
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 12-May-2012
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Thank you! Sadly not a winner, which is not surprising because there were some really excellent entries, but I really appreciate that you liked it so much. Alexis x
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I DID, AND DO! YOUR GIFT IS GOING TO TAKE YOU FAR!! :-D
Comment from katmckeown
Your work follows the guidelines set up for the contest. Your ryhme is good and the structure is strong with a tone of sadness that is of course Alzheimer's
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Your work follows the guidelines set up for the contest. Your ryhme is good and the structure is strong with a tone of sadness that is of course Alzheimer's
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Thank you so much for your review. This is such an awful disease and causes so much pain, not just to the sufferer, but to everyone who loves them. Alexis x
Comment from ephraim crud, COS.
Bravo! excellent write, me lovely Alexis.
'tis pukka, and flows with ease.
thank you for sharing
and muchly good luck for the contest!
love and hugs, xxxxx, eph.
p.s- 'soul'
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Bravo! excellent write, me lovely Alexis.
'tis pukka, and flows with ease.
thank you for sharing
and muchly good luck for the contest!
love and hugs, xxxxx, eph.
p.s- 'soul'
Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Darn competition rules didn't allow me any author's notes, or I would have been able to explain that the poor soul who had Alzheimers was really a fish! Thank you so much for the splendiferous six, EPH, I really do appreciate it, as well as your eagle eye! Alexis x
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LOL. you're muchly welcome, me lovely. i see you're directly beneath me (in the rankings).
i can't think of a better place for you to be! lol. love, xxx, eph.
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Oh my goodness, how peculiar! I wouldn't doubt that now you're back in top form, I shall soon me so far beneath you they'll have to dig me up!
Comment from Crackerberries
This is so sad for the ones that are caring for the one with the disease. I liked this poem and can feel the trueness of what it must be like (which I fear this disease terribly) to not know.
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reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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This is so sad for the ones that are caring for the one with the disease. I liked this poem and can feel the trueness of what it must be like (which I fear this disease terribly) to not know.
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Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Yes, it is a heartbreaking disease and immediately conjures up the expression 'There but for the grace of God go I,'when I think about it. Thank you so much for your review, it is really appreciated. Alexis x
Comment from Meta~Mark
this is a witty Alzheimers Poem, you stayed within the framwork yet you made it a personalized touch and so life like.
great poem!
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reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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this is a witty Alzheimers Poem, you stayed within the framwork yet you made it a personalized touch and so life like.
great poem!
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Comment Written 09-May-2012
reply by the author on 10-May-2012
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Thank you so much for your review and appreciation of the little bit of humour within it. To be honest, when this horrible disease hit my mother, she would invariably state that everyone around her was mad, implying that she was the only sane one! Alexis x
