Dignity

Is a particularly insightful Dylan track. I was listening closely to the lyrics & a couple of the verses really hit home. One in particular....


Sick man lookin' for the doctor's cure
Lookin' at his hands for the lines that were
And into every masterpiece of literature
for dignity

You see, Herself is concerned to the point of tears about losing her dignity. We talked about it last night. I told her that dignity is an inner thing & she will always carry that no matter what. In this festive season, we are socialising a bit more than usual, in circles that we don't normally move in. I have noticed, I may be overly sensitive on this, but it seems to me that folk that don't actually know Herself & what ails her, seem to think that because she has difficulty speaking that she is also deaf & possibly mentally impaired as well.

I have possibly become somewhat of a bore, as I have espoused the cause of Motor Neuron diseases & their consequences. This is probably because I didn't know much about any of them & I don't think a lot of people do. I wish I still didn't, but I do now.

We had a lovely weekend last weekend in the company of Jude's natural family, which was wonderful. Lovely people who take both of us as we are & we really enjoy their company. A nice break from the worries of life. Finally, thanks to our Doctors persistent phone calls & constant badgering, Herself finally has been given an appointment at Neurology in Waikato. Hopefully, this will lead to an MRI on the day, who knows.


So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I'm at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take
To find dignity