DID SOMEONE MENTION DEMENTIA?

Beloved Grandma often forgets
To eat, to drink, to call;
She may mistake a vital med
For a Ping Pong ball.

To ensure she’s taking just what’s helpful
And avert a breathing stall,
I decided on a security necklace
To press if she should fall.

So I phoned an order for the item
And talked to a helpful cub
Who went and shipped what I’d requested,
A very useful Club.

I felt that I had helped immensely
And Gran’s good health was sealed
Until she phoned: “My neck is aching–
Isn’t what I need a Shield?”

Her wits are not what once they were
And so must be excused,
But now I can’t help wondering,
Who’s the more confused?