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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Those who fall

In the middle of the night
Headed
To the emergency room
That is what you do 
When you hear 
"She has fallen."

"She'll be admitted," 
And so began another journey
Through the world
Of elderly-medicine
Where
Respect
Research-based practices
People look at you
When they talk
Pain management
Anxiety control
Privacy
Are not guaranteed
 For those who fall.

Thank goodness for
Patient advocates,
A few
Nurses who care,
Doctors with vision
Who see an elderly person
Who needs their help
To get back
To Days of Our Lives,
Hallmark movies,
Law and Order.

As Baby-Boomers
Become Those Who Fall
We will have to change
This Paradigm
Because we will soon be
Those who fall
And HOPEFULLY
Those who change
The perspectives of about
Those who fall.

















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