On May 8th, 2006 I started this journey of blogging and educating.

 It has been a long, trying year. Hook's illness, my career struggles, and family issues.

I have let this blog kind of sit for a while. I've been trying to find direction. Looking back, reading my posts of the past year, I realized I have missed it.

I was doing a great thing here and I somehow lost sight of that.

This will be a new beginning, I'm back. It's something I need to do.

To all of my blog buddies I thank you for the past year of fun, friendship, and giving me a chance to belong to such a great community.

Please share the video I created.

~Alznurse929~

Joy

How long have I been here?

The walls are all white, there is just a bed.

Why is there a warm, cozy place in my head?

Pictures surround me, a lifetime of joys.

Those people look familiar, who are those boys?

A nurse comes in directs me here or there.

They all look alike and they don't seem to care.

How long have I been here? Where is my wife?

I can only remember scattered bits and pieces of my life.

Could someone take the time, a moment or two?

I'm confused, worried, scared and not sure what to do.

How long have I been here, I'm supposed to go home.

The panic sets in, I begin to roam.

They call them behaviors, I need to be heard.

I try to explain but I can't find the words.

How long have I been here? Do I have to stay?

Everything I love has been taken away.

I hear the word dementia over and over again,

I guess that's the name of the Hell that I'm in.

~Nursey~

Me at work...smiles and hugs!!