You may remember that our friend Sharon, a poet and Mansion resident, is ill and is awaiting transfer to an institution that can care for her severe illness—the Mansion can’t.

A few weeks ago, we got her a computer pad so she could communicate with her daughters and also research her illness as she moves to a new home.

Sharon is deeply grateful for the computer pad we got her. It has become an essential tool for her, allowing her to stay connected with her daughters and learn more about her illness. She’s so appreciative that she says she spends 90 percent of her day using it.

Her illness is rare. She is still awaiting transfer to an institution that can care for her; in the meantime, she wrote two poems she gave to me and also to Maria:

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The first one is called “Beautiful Heart.”

“I was told to have a great day!

My first selfish thought was…

How can I do that, I’m in so much pain?

I feel bad for having such negative thoughts.

Then, that same day, a lovely couple I know brought me some wild violets.

Pink variegated with white. How lovely.

What a wonderful couple, so selfless.

The violets grow wild on their property, so beautiful.

Their hearts are so beautiful that it’s hard to imagine. It’s hard to believe that there are people in this world with such hearts.

How lucky we are!

• Sharon

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Second Poem: The Wacky, Taffy World Of Sharon.

 

I will be moving to a new place:

It’s time to start a new life.

I’m already, go figure!

My life is starting, but they tell me it’s almost over.

Whatever time I have left, I will live it to the max!

Time is so short not to be happy.

Ask someone to pick up some taffy.

Spend the afternoon chewing on taffy.

Use the rest of the day dreaming about treats. 

You, you have a reason to be wacky.

• Sharon.

Thanks, Sharon, you have a great heart yourself, Godspeed.