oatmeal, always smiles and says no. Their daily routine hasn’t altered since Tom’s stroke one month ago. The doctors told Beth that Tom’s recovery would be limited. Undaunted, she believes his memories are simply buried, awaiting careful extraction from underneath dead cells. Spoonful by spoonful, she tells Tom their history while he listens with wonder. Each enjoys the morning as Beth searches for fragments of recognition while Tom remains content with nothing more than what he has at that moment.
Heroism Beth starts each morning feeding Tom breakfast and asking him if he remembers her. Tom, accepting her proffered spoons of
oatmeal, always smiles and says no. Their daily routine hasn’t altered since Tom’s stroke one month ago. The doctors told Beth that Tom’s recovery would be limited. Undaunted, she believes his memories are simply buried, awaiting careful extraction from underneath dead cells. Spoonful by spoonful, she tells Tom their history while he listens with wonder. Each enjoys the morning as Beth searches for fragments of recognition while Tom remains content with nothing more than what he has at that moment.
Sandra James
30/3/2023 08:51:00 pm
Beautiful, Christopher. My parents have dementia, Mum further along the journey than Dad, and the caring staff at the nursing home have taken the time to find out about their history and talk to them. Watching Mum respond is wonderful. I'm sure Tom will, too. 31/3/2023 03:56:39 pm
I'm with Paul on the title and story. 31/3/2023 11:35:44 pm
Hi, Christopher. I'm a survivor of what seemed at the time to be a catastrophic stroke, some ten years ago now. This is moving and beautifully observed – thanks for sharing! Comments are closed.
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