SHE REMEMBERED !
Millbury Health Care Center,
I stayed while things were tender…
I wandered a lot
But found the spot
Where I had once stood, as I entered.
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My favorite P.T. wasn’t working,
But Kelly met me, lobby lurking…
To Activities
I brought one of these,
My book I’d promised when hurting!
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Sarah saw me and beamed,
She was just as I had dreamed…
A hug and laugh
On my behalf,
With a roomful of residents deemed.
–Jonathan Caswell
P.T is Physical Therapist….Rehab is Rehabilitation
YOGA AND YOGURT
Yoga and yogurt make you feel well,
At least what I’ve heard, the best I can tell…
One tries to stretch you
The other unmess you,
And both are activities to sell.
–Jonathan Caswell
AUGUST CAMP
Misty mornings early rising,
Cool at first awake…
Getting up and getting going
For oatmeal or pancakes.
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Counselors helping campers
To get up and “at ’em”…
Handicapped and walkers both
Move along macadam.
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“Little fuzzy peaches”* often
Served half at a time…
Tiny bowls with heavy syrup
Make the strange seem fine.
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Morning devotions, afternoon hikes,
Learning ancient crafts…
Swimming for those judged able
To and back from rafts.
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Tracheotomy kids get pool time,
Banned from the deep end…
Counselors keep a close eye on them
Preventing tragic ends.
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Quiet evenings next to campfires,
Snack shops opened up…
Keeping busy until bedtime
When counselors drop.
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Many summer romances started,
Broken up with wistful tear….
Some will grow and some will end
‘Til they meet again next year!
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Leaving time comes on quickly,
A week or two then pack…
Campers counting days and months
Until they can come back.
–Jonathan Caswell
*NOTE: “Little fuzzy peaches” refer to canned apricots, often served at breakfast. 🙂
By the Mighty Mumford 