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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 7 hours ago | Replies (43)
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Remember the good old days
when we would have made time for a fling?
Now, my left hand is swollen and my arm, in a sling.
These days, only Mayo porn can make one's heart sing.
(I am dripping with crepey skin, and you, your hair is thin.)
P.S. Thanks for being so generous with your encouragement. I'll bet you never think of this dementia journey as a living hell, which it is for many of us. With you, the messy aspects of dementia become food for thought, which you turn into literary delights for all of us. You are so full of love. That's why you have impressive culinary skills--an art form, like love-making.
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@georgescraftjr OMG, you're a natural poet! The words just roll off your mouth...Mine too, on special days......
"Our gorgeous Lilly, you are such a delightful dilly,
Take heed, everyone knows you, are this wonderous, worldly delight,
No matter what you do, you persevere and stay in George's dementia fight
Your goodness too, always shines through in all you write, say and do.
I may not have traveled this dementia plight as long as so many others,
But the love you describe, looks on the bright side - a quintessential Mother.
Yes, I get agitated, fearful and feel scared and alone,
But you, and the rest of my Mayo Connect friends, my go-to treasured stones!
PS, the picture below (if I was able to upload it right) is me on the right side, when I had hair and danced the Paso Doble a few years ago at a fundraiser here in South Florida. I'm standing with my neighbor who is the one with dementia and is now on Hospice. God works in strange ways... it's like he prepared me for what was to come with my husband's MCI diagnosis last year. I remember reading all I could, so I knew how to talk to her, what to say, what not to say, and what to say to her husband who was in so much denial over her dementia. It's amazing what we glean from one another when we put ourselves out there.......
My best, Karla