Title of Work: : Walk to the Door
Author of Work: : Storm Machine
Date: : July 2, 2016

Plot:
A man deals with his wife's illness on a day to day basis, never knowing if she is going to be happy or mentally and physically withdrawn.

Scene/Setting:
Dan and Sally are a married couple. Sally is having neurological problems and Dan is dealing with the day to day wondering if Sally is going to be the loving wife he married, or have a bad day and withdraw into herself. She has days were she physically fights him. In the story we are given examples of good days and bad days. We are shown how it pulls on Dan emotions, adding fatigue to his day. He constantly wondered if it was going to be a good day or a bad day when he arrived home from work. We are made to feel his anguish that he needs to leave her side, especially on her good days, to go to work to make sure he has the money to take care of her.

Characters:
Dan - loving husband
Sally - wife with neurological problems

Suggestions:
I really don't have any suggestions for this piece. I was right there with Dan. I guess it helped though, that I spent five years watching my husband slowly waste away from Hepatitis C. During the last four months of his life, I never knew if he would be alive when I walked in the door. This is a very inspirational piece and truly shows what it is like to be a caregiver.

You have done a great job on using the right words to make your reader feel. Many of the words are simple but that only adds to the story. The piece reads smoothly.


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