Poem -
Hope I don't get to old
Hope I never get to old and forget what I need to remember for the fear of losing my mind and to find I no longer remember anything at all
I hope I don't get to old that I no longer remember all of that Important to me remembering the good days which I believe will go
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HI Johnny...I hope that doesn't happen too...I don't want to forget things...My mother has Alzheimer's disease in its early stages, and I worry about her forgetting her life with us....I hope not...Getting older is scary. But thankfully our experiences bring us memories to hold forever. xoÂ
Cherie getting old Is scary you just don't know what's around the corner my mother towards the end was that way It started with repeatedly asking the the timeÂ
then what became most hurtful she didn't know my wife anymore the very last time I saw her In hospital slump In a chair and totally unresponsive to anything around her It was so sad that'sÂ
why I took to writing about my life with Helen through poetry so she would never be forgotten