Nasty nibbles in the Nigra,
Bite size bits eaten away.
Neurological Pac Man,
He’s here to stay!
He cheats, you say!
Must hold on, delay,
A lesser you, such a crime,
Already lost this game,
Depleted precious time,
No reason, no rhyme.
Neuro-nibbles in the Nigra,
A neurological foray.
A nosh here, a nosh there,
Curse the Nigra I say,
Cure the nibbles, now, today!
Lynn Martin McHale June 2014 Copyright All Rights Reserved
Revised 2/19/2015
My made up word and definition:
Neuro-nibble; short for neurological nibble. It is what happens in your brain when you have Parkinson’s disease, a neurological degenerative brain disorder. The brain does not produce enough of the chemical dopamine which is needed by the neuro-transmitters to communicate to all parts of the body. Therefore, each and every day, day after day, tiny neuro-nibbles occur in your brain as the dopamine becomes scarcer. At the time, you don’t feel the neuro-nibble, or even sense it is happening. But, over months, and years the cumulative effect takes its devastating toll as the brain continues to degenerate, one little neuro-nibble at a time.
Hi Lynn, This poem is sad and touching. I am so sorry for your struggle. Love you, girlfriend, Betty
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Thanks Betty.
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