Do Not Ask Me to Remember
DON’T TRY TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND
LET ME REST AND KNOW YOU ARE WITH ME
KISS MY CHEEK AND HOLD MY HAND
I’M CONFUSED BEYOND YOUR CONCEPT
I AM SAD AND SICK AND LOST
ALL I KNOW IS THAT I NEED YOU
TO BE WITH ME AT ALL COST
DO NOT LOSE YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME
DO NOT SCOLD OR CURSE OR CRY
I CAN’T HELP THE WAY I’M ACTING
CAN’T BE DIFFERENT ‘THOUGH I TRY
JUST REMEMBER THAT I NEED YOU
THAT THE BEST OF ME IS GONE
PLEASE DON’T FAIL TO STAND BESIDE ME
LOVE ME ‘TIL MY LIFE IS DONE.
Author unknown
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It's Time
It's Time
When should I give up my loved one to another's care?
When I no longer have the privacy of the bathroom.
When he sits in front of me and objects when I talk on the phone.
When I am too tired to wash hair or bathe.
When he doesn't rmember the use of the bathroom.
When he gets out of bed and runs into the night.
When he thinks people are "after" him.
When medication acts in reverse and he cannot sleep.
When he wants to go "home" and raves when not taken.
When he runs away and I'm glad to have a few minutes to myself.
When I do fall asleep and I am too tired to respond to his needs.
When I feel I might die first.
Yes? It's Time!
By Dorothy Hessell
Florida Panhandle Chapter, Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
