Fighting our battles with confusion each day,
Routines are established to keep befuddlement at bay.
We watch for stress and avoid mental fatigue,
harmonious striving to make mind and body agree.

We can still make decisions and want to interact
With those called normal; but it's a balancing act.
Simple is much better and less is okay -
Our motto for having a very, good day.

Copyright © 1997 Tim Brennan
Used with permisson of the author.

Tim has early onset Alzheimer's Disease. This is just
one of several beautiful poems he has written. Others are
posted at Alzwell and A Window on My Mind,
and articles by Tim are posted at the Virtual Law Office site.
Thanks so much to Tim for sharing with us what it is like
to have Alzheimer's Disease.

Email Tim at Brennantim@aol.com