Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
Today when I visited Al
He had something new
To say, something
Borrowed from a
Scary movie I once watched
And something that
Made me blue
For the first time
I knew without thinking
That Al is beginning
Another part of the
Nasty Parkinson’s Disease
I took him lunch
Which I try to do
On Sunday noons
As our families
Used to do
Right in the middle
Of eating his fries
He looked at the floor
And then rubbed his eyes
He asked me if I saw
What he had seen
I looked at the floor
And said no it is clean
He said little animals
Were all over the floor
But when he rubbed his eyes
And looked again they were never more………….
Terry Shepherd
04/14/2014
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it made me a little shocked until I remembered this is part of PD
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Reblogged this on The healthiest beauty.
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thank you for reblogging this. I feel honored
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😦 it is so sad to know that he is now hallucinating. I pray Terry that his transistion will not be long drawn out and painful. I pray for you bothto have strength and comfort from the Lord. ((xx))
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I always imagine it is part from his medications for pain and part of the PD. If I have his pain meds taken a way so he doesn’t hallucinate, his pain will be unbearable. I feel there is no easy solution at this point
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you are correct there is no happy medium at this point and time. As long as he is as comfortable as he can be that is the ultimate goal. Bless you for all you do for your brother.
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have I told you lately how important you are to me my friend………….
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*hugs* I had no idea this was a part of PD. How horrifying.. thankfully it was just little animals. Any word on when he can come home. Will you be able to handle him if he has a bad hallucination?
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from what I was taught even though we realize there is nothing there, we do not argue with him and let him believe what he wishes. for he believes it is the truth. All i know is they are setting his budget now and he should be home soon. I am hoping next month
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My thoughts are with you and you are in my prayers, stay strong Terry!
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I think our minds get used to what has happened in our lives. I look back at what i have written so far and wonder who those kids are…………sounds stupid i know but we or I have become fearful and have always felt unwanted so i think in our under lying minds the past remains present
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Praying with you and hugging you from here . . .
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thank you Debbie. I love prayers
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How difficult for you both! I know my mom was halucinating the last month she was alive. She saw glasses of water in her bed, or a man in a chair (my dad I think) who was not there. There are many causes of halucinations. It might help to mention it to his doctor, but there might not be much that can be done. It depends on the cause. I know when I was about 10 I had a fever and I could see “men’s heads” on the wallpaper in mom’s room. Later I looked and they weren’t there. Good luck to you and Al. I hope this is a temporary thing and that he can come home soon.
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the more symptoms he is having the worse I want him home
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Hugs and love dear friend.
Hugs and love.
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you have been such a supportive friend. how wonderful it would be if you lived around here
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I agree!
Thought about it, but it’s hard to be Canadian and get a good work visa, so I had to give up, by default.
What I wouldn’t give, to give you real hugs.
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the best is always just within view but not quite within reach
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Much love to you Terry. Father, I pray in Jesus’ name that You will arise and show Yourself strong on Terry’s behalf. Comfort her Lord, and in Jesus’ name, deliver Al from the visions the enemy puts before him. Instead, Father, I ask that You give Al the vision to see those things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable. Lord, let him see if there is any excellence, and if there is anything worthy of praise, and let him think about and see those things, in Jesus’ name, amen.
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amen…
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thank you
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Amen
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Wow, Terry that is quite a shocker. So sorry to hear that.
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I have researched hallucinations and it is common in the latter part of PD. It spooked me for a second
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Glad that the small animals went away so quickly – I can image that the experience made you unsettled. Feel so for Al!
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it did make me feel strange until i learned this also is a part of that disgusting disease
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Terrible disease!!!! I feel so for Al.
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My Momma saw little people standing near her chair often …The mind can play nasty tricks sometimes…
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it was kind of cute and yet a little freaky
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I agree…Hated it for her…but, her description was kinda cute…and she didn’t seem to be afarid…
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Al wasn’t afraid either
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