This poem is written just in case I get this cruel, spiteful disease that will strip my mind of it’s every being. I don’t ever want you kid's to see me go through this and I do want you to know I love you with all my heart. There is nothing I can do; I hope it never happens but I have that chance and pray it won’t.
M

Don’t Let Me Forget

When I’ve aged with worry and fretting so
Don’t let me forget, help me to know
My loved ones are here to stand by me
Don’t let me forget, help me to see
Fears subsided now it’s in the past
Wanted all memories forever to last
While watching my mother suffer so
I knew it would happen to me you know
Was warned by doctors – I truly knew
Scared out of my wits – didn’t know what to do
Tried hard to stay busy, not panic and such
I knew in my heart it had its clutch
Alzheimer’s I fear you the grip takes toll
From my heart that still beats all through my soul
My children I cry; I need you now
Don’t let me forget, help me to manage somehow
I’m aging, I’m worrying, and I’m fretting you see
In hopes that you’ll always be here for me
And just one thing I want you to know
Before I forget, I love you so.

Mama
9/29/06