Thursday, June 14, 2007

alzheimers

who is this woman
who looks like my Mom.


she purses her lips,
Mom never did.


shes rarely happy,
Mom always was.


she hides stuff,
from who, I wonder?


I miss who she used to be.
Is this some cruel joke?


how can she look so much
like the person shes not?


conversations are a thing of the past,
she cant keep up with something like that.


I do my best for her
even though she doesnt care


because I know in my heart
somewhere my Mother's in there.


S. Weldon 6/12/07

20 comments:

Bluepaintred said...

oh catch. thats heartbreakingly beautiful. I hate that you have to go through this.

Sending hugs and best wishes

Neoma said...

Your poem really sums it up, it is like the person you knew has disappeared and someone else is in their body. My Dad had it and so did three of his brothers.

It is such a cruel disease....for everyone. A few in my family have had altzheimers, and they say it is hereditary........kind of a scarey thought.

In my most recent AARP magazine, they wrote they now have a drug that is working to stop the progression of the disease, and they are working on one the can reverse it......It would be such a wonderful breakthrough if they do find one......

Anonymous said...

I wrote this for about my Mom (who also has Alzheimer's) recently.

Still keeping tabs on you... Bice Sagan/mac

Akelamalu said...

Alzheimer's is the cruellest disease. Sorry to hear it is affecting someone you love Catch. x

Tina Dray said...

Very Moving Catch !
hope you taking care of you as well as everyone else!!

Anonymous said...

This touched my heart and I am so sorry that it has touched your life so profoundly....

Anonymous said...

catch...
((((hugs))))

so moving... i wish i had words for you...

Tug said...

Many big hugs & prayers for you and your family Catch...my grandma had this, and I swear I see signs in my Mom.

I'm so very sorry.

tkkerouac said...

Awww, big hugs for you Catch!! ox

MarmiteToasty said...

((((((((((Catch))))))))))) tight hugs for you......

I helped Old Mr Foote with his Wifey June who had Alzheimers for the last 3 years of her life....... some days we had to just laff at her antics because it was the only way to deal with it..... I know its not a laughable disease, far from it, but it was how he coped..... while I held his hand.....

Can you imagine having me as ya care giver :)

much love to you catch, a very moving post......

xxxx

Dr.John said...

I know what your feeling. At one time or another we took care of both my mother and Betty's mother and both changed and became people we didn't know. It was hard to take.

Big Pissy said...

Oh, Catch!

I'm SO sorry!

My Dad suffered from the same thing and it was so hard to see.

Hang in there, sweetie.

{{{hugs}}}
~Pissy

Anonymous said...

Catch,
Very beautiful and moving poem. I am so sorry to hear you are going through this with your Mother. Sometimes I wish I could just give more than cyber hugs and prayers. I can only imagine how hard this is and how sad it is to see your mother change day by day. You are an awesome daughter and you are a wonderful friend to her, that together you will do your best to get through this.

Sending hugs to you and your mom!
Take care and I hope you have a good weekend.

eZ said...

I am feeling ya catch-
deep breathes, salty tears, and a few laughs along the way-
loveya

rel said...

Catch,
That is a beautiful poem! It must be terribly frustrating to watch as she loses her identity. Sad, sad,, sad.
rel

Anonymous said...

First my Dad, then my brother...Alzheimers is a wicked ugly disease. I'm sorry Catch.

Unknown said...

A very nice to put on paper what is in your heart.
Thanks

unknown said...

catch
I know words cannot help, but know that all your friends are praying for your family. Cherish the good days and forgive the bad. hugsssssssssssss

Ol' Lady said...

(((HUG))) (((HUG)))

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