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Crabbit Old Woman

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#1 Droplet

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Posted 11 November 2011 - 03:37 PM


Apologies if this poem has already been posted at some point but it really brings the cruelty of aging home. I'm told that these poems form part of videos shown to care staff:

http://www.devlin-fa...bitoldwoman.htm

I've seen the poem credited to Phyllis McCormack in many sources but the above link also includes the Nurses' Reply so I posted that one.

Edited by Droplet, 11 November 2011 - 04:06 PM.






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