Thursday, May 1, 2025

Eyes, Ears and Hands

Mom's LBD reminded me of an                                                                                 experimental music presentation
It changed how she spoke.

I once heard many 
dissonant chords                                         
my ear and brain 
had difficulty accepting.

Today, I see an underlying 
relationship of notes.

The arrangement, sequence 
and even sounds                               
can be sequential/logical 
or varied/confusing. 

Having Aphasia makes 
carrying on a conversation 
both interesting & frustrating. 

Mom inserts sounds;
She gives them varied meanings

"Haska" is a favorite word.
 
Just when we think we understand 
what she's using it to describe 
(a specific place she's going to; 
a hallucinatory place 
she's developed in her life) 
she may use it in another way.

Ha Ha--membership in a Haska
Wa Wa--membership in another group 
              quite contrary to Ha Ha group

Fascinating when you realize 
there are "values" associated to words 
that seem random and unrelated
to family members and visitors.

They have meaning to the speaker
and theres's still a level of ability 
to set personal values 
even with adjusted words.

She may use the same sound 
combinations in a sentence 
and we're left guessing 
what new identity they've taken on. 

There was never a "dull moment". 

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