Author Archives: dgermann
Lamenting the younger generation
A friend was lamenting the younger generation not accepting our wisdom. No, and they won’t get our wisdom (neither receive nor comprehend nor apprehend). They will have to make up their own as they go along. It is the way … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Eldering, Healing and Wholeness
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For the people not in them
Jenny would help Dad to the toilet and puree his food in between feeding her granddaughter and getting her husband’s supper after a day gathering eggs and snapping beans Now Jenny has a job or two she could quit go … Continue reading
Posted in Caring, Long-Term Care and nursing homes, Poetry
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Out beside
I cannot have a handle on you But I can camp out beside :- Doug.
Than can be heard
There’s more to hear Than can be heard :- Doug.
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Secrecy in the elder care business?
Why is there secrecy in the elder care business? I sent students to assisted living and nursing facilities to get sample admission contracts and they were refused. Is it “We know better than you, trust us?” Is it fear of … Continue reading
People feeling unsurd
The root of our problems is People feeling unsurd and unheen :- Doug.
Posted in Conversation, Family, Healing and Wholeness, Poetry
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Smart phones
Smart phones have increase exponentially the speed with which we can display our stupidity. :- Doug.
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Suffer from Alzheimer’s?
Can people who have Alzheimer’s Disease suffer from it? Surely those around them do, and surely this person experiences pain. Pain is part of the human daily condition. But suffering is optional. We might wonder if, without memory of the … Continue reading
Conflict is always about something else
Conflict is always about something else. :- Doug.
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They put the old man in a home
They put the old man in a home Without e’en so much as a comb But he fooled them all: One day late in fall Eloped with his bride to the Dome :- Doug.
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Wanted: Kindly person,
Wanted: Kindly person, lover of old folks, life, and spreadsheets :- Doug.
Posted in Caring, Poetry
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