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RE: My 100 days- Share your Memories and Win SBD
Your contest spurred something in me so I went ahead and did it. It is a mix of original poetry and more about what the picture evokes.
https://steemit.com/memento/@topkpop/if-i-forget-original-poem-alzheimer-s-and-dementia-themed-daily-memento
Thank you for your submission :) stay tune for the contest announcement.
Those kinds of stories are the ones love the most. It is a true story that comes from the heart and reading it I felt like it affected me. I lost my grandparents when I was very young, but I still remember my grandma in the last years, when she kind of lost her mind, it was not taken by Alzheimer, but it was taken. It is the hardest on the people closer to the sick ones, it leaves scars. I just hope that one day when I am that age, I will not bring that pain on my family, but I know anything can happen.
Thank you. I hope the same for myself at that age, but I can understand where he is coming from, but I do wish he would see what is also happening outside of himself. It is such a hurtful situation all around. I am glad that you liked it though even if it was a sad type of story, it was what was on my mind at the time and I poured my heart into that poem so I am glad it all came through. I appreciate your words so much and even the fact that you shared your own story. Losing loved ones, their minds or any part of them is quite tough and like you said it leaves scars on those closest.
I do not know much about the illness, but what I saw in my grandma, I do not think she was aware how her behaviors affected people around. She went through 3 parallelization(I do not know if this is the correct word) and half of her body was not moving, it affected her brain as well and she started doing odd stuff, but I still remember those clear moments. I did not understand her then, but now I wish I was nicer, more understanding and not a bratty pre-teen.