Alzheimer’s Stories: A Creative Writing Project.
September 29, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Check out this creative writing project designed by writer-in-residence Anthea McKinlay for the Glasgow City Council. It was created to allow people with demenita, living in Glasgow City Council residential care homes, to have their stories and words be seen and heard.
So far 22 books featuring 167 authors have been created through this project. Each of the different residential homes created their own book written by their residents. When the book was finished, a copy was given to each of the authors.
You can read some of the poems and prose here.
she walks alone in her memories,searching in desperation not knowing her surroundings.
I ask ,where are you going Mary? I need to go home, i need to feed the children,
she relpies with tears in her eyes and confusion.
I feel her pain and i feel a tear welling in my eyes .
I slowley cup her face in my hands and look deep into her eyes ,and I tell her…the children are on their way ,they are coming with your husband -she then smiles, a sign of relief as she swallows my little white lie- just another lie to ease her pain-once again the moment has passed with sucess and I’m sure she will repeat that moment again and again …this is one of many of my daily walks at a assisted living center… a little white lie with an excuse! I justfy it. why break a heart ?when i know she will forget over and over again