- Loss - Poem by Aparna Chatterjee
- Loss -
Loss of dignity,
Loss of privacy
When you are
Incapacitated
And confined
To your bed.
24/7 nursing
You need for
Being washed,
Clothed and fed.
(I wrote this after hearing about my paternal aunt's leg injury that needed major surgery. She's now bedridden. It will take a long time for her to recover and perhaps in the future, she may be able to move using a cane/stick or a walker.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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6/1/2024 7:23:12 PM # 1.0.0.1119
I think, she had not executed a "Living Will", that is ‘Advance directives on Medical Care ". That is her failure