A Mother-in-law Poem for Tuesday Platform
Sitting in the doctor's office
Today Mother-in-law's in tow
She doesn't want to be here but
It's semi annual appointment
Her bag is full of bottles, pills
That's her medicine list for? Me
Me to fill in the blanks for her
She thinks the nurses could do that
So we sit, taking in the crowd
Too many people here she says
We'll never get out of this place
I don't need to do this, let's leave
Explaining why we are here now
Seems we just came last month, let's go
Mother, you cannot, doctor's call
He needs to check your heart again
Check your fluids and check your lungs
Oh look, new law. We go in first
Yes, I'm taking my pills, and walk
To the corner everyday, mail
Doctor, she's not taking them all
I don't take the potassium
Every day, eat a banana
You need twenty of them each day
That's how it went, pulled every step
See you in six months, TAKE YOUR PILLS
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- Poem Copyright © 2017 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
- I'm linked with Marian, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Tuesday Platform, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-tuesday-platform_9.html
Note: This was how it would go. I don't do this anymore, my MIL died in 2007.
Mothers Day is this weekend, a Mema link (we still miss her):
http://jimmielife1.blogspot.com/search/label/Mema--Jim%27sLife
Labels: Family, Humor(?), Real Toads, Syllabic Form
posted by Jim @ 5/09/2017 07:42:00 AM
14 comments
14 Comments:
"I don't take the potassium
Every day, eat a banana
You need twenty of them each day"
That's for me has always a puzzlement - food and supplements
much love...
Big big sigh. Sigh!
Memories- a mixture if sweet and longing-Mrs Jim has longevity in her genes
When I now start to go to the doctor i fear I will nag a bit too... but hopefully I will not have to do it yet. The eye is mending fine.
I prefer getting nutrition from food rather than pills as well.
God bless you both. Keep walking to the mailbox, and driving to the Doctor
Sigh.. we need those bananas don't we?
Brings back a few similar memories with certain family members.
I still miss Mother. Too many things I never got to ask her. She taught us very well.
Read your poem, Jim, brought memories of my dad's last 14 years of his life, and the various trips to see medical specialist, across southern Ontario, with my mom. Especially, the last decade of his life, when they lived, in a rural village, and had drive for hours, to London, Ontario, to the University of Western Ontario and the teaching hospital near there. The one thing, I have learned is, Kiwis have more potassium then bananas do. Just need to shave them, before eating. The fruit with its own fruit coat. :)
I always drag my feet when going to the doctor, but I go with pills and questions.
This rings true for several older people in my family.
Poignant Jim.
Sadly, that is indeed how it goes *sigh*.
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