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A touching poem, Bob. Your ending paragraph is right; they are sweet, and underpaid for the work they do. I send my hope that your wife gets well enough to soon come home to you.
posted by
adnohr
on December 2, 2010 at 4:22 AM
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Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on November 17, 2010 at 6:51 AM
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Warehoused is the appropriate word to use. We today treat human beings
like commodities, to be discarded after use.
posted by
Straightforward
on November 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Yes you are a good old guy Bob It will give you a break. years ago when old people were put in a home we used to say a couple of weeks and that will be it. Thank goodness it is better now, but still tragic for those discarded as though worthless. Poignant writing.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 15, 2010 at 11:57 PM
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your wife is very lucky to have someone who cares for her like you do, i'm happy she'll only be there a couple of weeks, and not long term,
posted by
eburns111
on November 15, 2010 at 10:03 PM
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This is deep and heartfelt and one like to be alone, great read!
posted by
Mystereo
on November 15, 2010 at 8:35 PM
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