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".