Recently through Facebook I became aware of a web site called Everywun. The mission is simply to give every person the opportunity to make a difference. Last Saturday the founder of the site posted a challenge asking people to write haikus about their cause. A fellow Lewy Body friend sent out a message asking if anyone wanted to write a haiku about Lewy. I don’t think I have written a haiku since high school, but I gave it a try. Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry – 3 lines that consist of 5 syllables in line 1, 7 syllables in line 2, and 5 syllables in line 3. You can visit the Everywun sight here. Here are the two haikus that I wrote.
Be a volunteer
Fight Lewy Body Disease
Join LBDA
Tangles in the brain
Lewy Body Dementia
Destroys those we love
Collecting Ebenezers as I travel through life. "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12
Hi Tamara,
ReplyDeleteMy Dad has Lewy Body Dementia and as I was doing some research, I came across your blog. Thanks for writing about Lewy- it's really helpful and does raise more awareness about this terrible disease.
I blog about my family's journey with LBD at http://lewybodydementia.wordpress.com
I'll continue to follow along with your blog.
Kind Regards,
Holly