Monkey Mind Madness: Parts 1 and 2

By Sharon Dorival

This book is part of the story of their lives, open to interpretation and critical evaluations by the readers. This is a progressive degenerative disease that most of us can relate to. Come on a journey to experience chaos, humor, bitterness, love, sadness, anger, and sorrow. They have been around all day. We watch from a distance, but we cannot begin to imagine what they are suffering nor the mental anguish. Do some of them get a savage desire to strangle us with their fingers but get frustrated as nothing happens? They walk around like lost souls, and the annoying repeated questions never end.

Does it make the onlookers feel stifled, or are they sympathetic to the continuous uncertainty of their state of mind and their need for constant care? They live in their own world that is far from our reality, but it is theirs.

The onlookers can live with the pictures the residents have presented to them, or they can imagine their own version of the stories they have heard. The stories presented alters behaviors and perceptions.

The characters should not be treated like ghosts. They are timeless creations of the imagination and so more real and consistent than the changeable realities of the staff. Faces are unmasked.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664131743

Sharon Dorival

Sharon Dorival lives in Camrose, Alberta, with her husband and three children. She is an avid reader and passionate writer whose heart goes out to kids all around the world. Sharon was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica but migrated to Canada in 1999. Since the age of twelve, Sharon has worked as a health-care aide providing help and support to the elderly and children of various backgrounds. She was a kindergarten teacher for one year and is now pursuing her dreams as a published writer. In 2004, her poem “It Seemed to Me” received Editor’s Choice Award. Sharon shares her work on the World Poetry Movement website and in 2012 was a finalist in the World Poetry Competition. Her poem “Applaud Them” is featured in Stars in Our Hearts, a classic poetry collection. In 2013, her work will be featured in two more poetry books, titled International Who’s Who in Poetry and The Best Poets and Poems of 2012.