@katrina123

Yes, heaven help all of us caregivers. (Sometimes, I am so exhausted that I pick up a tube of hydrocortisone cream or Preparation H, and start putting it on my toothbrush! Many times through the day, I misplace my car keys or wallet. Franakly, I need a caretaker myself.)

Sometime ago, one of the forum members posted this poem--and @wmc reads it daily, and I am reposting it because I need to read it daily, too:

Do not ask me to remember,
Don’t try to make me understand,
Let me rest and know you’re 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.
– Owen Darnell