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Our Exit is a short story about a woman suffering from Alzheimer's. It reflects the personal experience of a dementia sufferer, rather than that of the carer.

Here is a short extract:

“I remember a fall, and a pain in my hip… But I am confused.” The woman did not appear familiar to me but she was here and she was doing something to my arm, so it made sense to say something.

“Where am I?” I asked.

“You are safe now, you’re in the hospital. You had a fall but you are getting better.”

A fall. That’s terrible. “Ohh, can I go home now?”

“You still aren’t well enough to go running about now are you, Joan?”

No, I guess not. I do feel in some kind of pain, but whatever she did to my arm has made it go away somewhat. Oh what a peaceful and delicious feeling. I let the freedom from pain and suffering wash over me and infect my thoughts.

go to the blog for the story in full: You Only See What I See Sometimes

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Our Exit, by Yowics: http://yowics.tumblr.com/

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