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	Alzheimer’s With You
	Alzheimer’s With You


Alzheimer’s With You Hold my hand and walk with me I know you’re holding tight I’m forgetting lots of things I know It’s like a fading light Sometimes I see it brighter Than I ever saw it before But before I know it’s gone Locked away forever more I want to go out wandering But I can’t remember to where Can you hold my hand and guide me We could get there with a wing and a prayer I can see the light becoming brighter now And everyone I see I know Familiar faces laughing and smiling So I stop to say ‘Hello’ Suddenly things don’t look too familiar And the light starts to fade once more I can feel you clasping tight to my hand And memories swim free once more Away from those old friends and places I go wandering and searching with you But the light is quick to fade again And I don’t know what to do One day four men came to visit me They were all fine young men indeed I thought I knew them all at first But the light began to recede I felt you hold my hand again And your touch was firm and true You told me the boys were ours Adding ‘You see they look just like me and you ‘ Three girls came by another time Was it yesterday – or maybe last year They held my hands and kissed my face It was good to have them near I’ve no idea who they could have been Or why they came to see me The light was dim but your hand was there And flooding memories tried again to break fee Thoughts come to me quite often Of a life I used to know I don’t know if they belong to me Because they never seem to grow They fade like the sun at the end of the day But one thing I know that’s for certain Your hand is always in my hand My love my guide my inspiration H is my name · Thu Feb 19, 2009 @ 02:32am · 7 Comments


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	A friend just sent me this and I thought it was beautiful, it made me cry. The Alzheimer's Prayer Pray for me, I was once like you. Be kind and loving to me, that's how I would have trated you. Remember I was once someone's parent or spouse, I had a life and a dream for the future. Speak to me, I can hear you even if I don't understand what you are saying. Speak to me of things in my past of which I can relate. Be considerate of me, my days are such a struggle. Think of my feelings because I still have them and feel pain. Treat me with respect because I would have treated you that way. Think of how I was before I got Alzheimer's; I was full of life, I had a life, laughed and loved you. Think of how I am now, my disease distorst my thinking, my feelings, and my ability to respond, but I still love you even if I can't tell you. Think about my future because I used to. Remember I was full of hope for the future just like you are now. Think how it would be to have things locked in your mind and can't let them out. I need you to understand and not blame me, but Alzheimer's. I still need the compassion and the touching and most of all I still need you to love me. Keep me in your prayers because I am between life and death. The love you give will be a blessing from God and both of us will live forever. By: Carolyn Haynali Offline H is my name · Community Member · Thu Feb 19, 2009 @ 02:48am


	Did you write that poem yourself, Hannah? If so, that's one of the best poems I've ever read. If not, then thanks for posting it just the same. Very rarely do I find a poem that touches me since I'm not really into poetry, but my favorite president Ronald Wilson Reagan, who served two full terms and was in office in 1987--the year I was born--died of Alzheimer’s Disease back in June or July of 2004. So sad... His wife/former First Lady Nancy Reagan stopped letting the public see him once his memory loss got really bad. Reagan was a great man who did the impossible--make friends with the premier of the Soviet Union shortly before the Soviet Union collapsed. Sure he had his dirty laundry like everyone else, but he was a great man nonetheless. Believe it or not, many years ago, before he ran for president and before he was governor of California, he actually visited the area I live in now. My grandmother actually met him personally and attended a speech he gave. She told me that his charisma and charm was amazing, and that everyone present at the speech loved him instantly. The day my grandmother met Reagan, she said to herself, "If that man ever runs for president, I'm going to vote for him." Amazingly, he did run for president twice and won both times! History is amazing! It's a shame that he had to suffer such a tragic death considering he was one of the best presidents the United States has ever had... sad Offline Baron Marine Kommandant · Community Member · Thu Feb 19, 2009 @ 06:23am


	I wrote it when I was 11, my grandma used to live with me and one time I got really mad at her. So I went to my room and tried to calm myself by telling myself its the disease not grammy. I wrote this poem trying to find how she felt so I could be more understanding. I perfected it last year when I stumbled upon it in one of my old journals. Reagon was one of the best presidents, I just wish that no one knew what it was like to suffer through alzhiemers its such a sad disease. Offline H is my name · Community Member · Fri Feb 20, 2009 @ 02:42am


	Two things, one: A private journal really? Whats the point then? Two: I'm sorry, Alzhimers (I can't spell, forgive me.) is a horrible disease. However, on the flip side, there isn't a cure yet so all we can do is know that their blissfully ignorant and that they won't suffer forever. Offline Zev del Cielo · Community Member · Sat Feb 21, 2009 @ 04:29am


	=P I was thinking!! I would have done it on word but my parents would read it!! That's be wierd. Offline H is my name · Community Member · Sat Feb 21, 2009 @ 05:59pm


	Mhm, and I ask again, why a private journal? They don't get on gaia. Offline Zev del Cielo · Community Member · Sun Feb 22, 2009 @ 02:33pm


	People tend to steal my diary so I dont write in it that much, so I use my private entrys as a diary! If you really want to see my anti man rant fine I'll un private it! scream Offline H is my name · Community Member · Sun Feb 22, 2009 @ 06:13pm

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