Curator of Life’s Artefacts

ChumpCare?

Chimp trained as a vigorous general internist
In a much much earlier era

Before primary care medicine’s hollowed out
(Which having been an HMO

Takecare exec you take some responsibility for
But that’s whole ‘nother story)

Now well past my salad days, I am attempting
To help equally or older aged

Friends navigate their way through healthcare
System gives ‘em zilch support

Or resources needed to have a fighting chance
For achieving optimal survival.

Currently serve too many buddies + loved ones
Seem recently to have lost track

Of numbers…during spare time, mozy over to
Access personal options locally

Regards when partner (maybe Ger?) becomes
1^st to require own out-of-home

Facilities: it suddenly occurs to me there is big
Premium if institution (ugh hate

Such concept!) for Senior Living as adjacent
Assisted Living, Memory Care

& then Skilled Nursing so whoever goes down
Those proverbial tubes 2^nd can

Walk right next door to take care of/ continue to
Fancy spouse without necessity

To rely on ability to drive or someone else to do
In order to retain independence

Allows us not to be rushed visiting his/her mate.
Soon’ll review plans with our kids

Begin to understand options (one prefers crawl into
Hole, disappear; whereas other seeks

Thrive longside grand/children) — start negotiation.

Prayer Waiting-On Their
Pending PET Scan Results

Positron Emission Tomography
is one modern-day radioactive
quasi-coffinoid claustrophobic
truth serum that might detect
metabolic oy abnormalities
in y/ our suspect bodies
before a plain vanilla
MRI or CAT can:
tracers doggedly
course untamed
undomesticated
domains I hope
don’t come up
with negative
too big black
bad wolves
…amen.

someone else’s kouta

ego disintegration

suddenly you do

not even have the slightest

idea who I was