Leon’s Day out by the Seaside

A real mind journey. Leon; kind, smiling, contained. An old fashioned gentleman who had weathered life’s up’s and down’s, found love again and again and liked to be humoured as well as entertained. The day was a regular day in the ‘home’, but not for Leon. His breathe was short and hard and his body was ‘crumpled’ with fatigue even though it was still morning. Leon’s thoughts were disarrayed from lack of ease and oxygen. When I walked into his room it was very clear Leon needed air, the room needed air and suddenly I needed a whole lot more air too. I sat down next to him, took his hand and said; “how about we go to one ...