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Alzheimer’s Fears

Every morning
I wake up

Fearful
I might develop

the dreaded
Alzheimer’s

That cruel disease
Of the mind
Took my Mother
From me

At age 85
And my father-in-law
Also, at age 85

Their minds
Destroyed
Lost in the
Alzheimer’s fog

Trapped in their
Memories
Lost in inner space

As the disease progressed
Turning them into
Little more
Than vegetables.

As they rapidly
Descended
Into their final
Moments.

As the disease
Ravaged their minds
And bodies.

Not knowing
Where they were
Beyond our grasp.

So, every day
I do what I can.

I read, I write
I exercise
I eat right.

I study Korean
I play the piano

I go for a walk
I cherish each moment
I have left.

With the love
Of my wife
By my side.

Letting the fear
Of the dreaded
Alzheimer’s
fade away.

not today
I vow to myself
Looking at my wife
Smiling at me.

It is all going
Be Alright
I tell myself.

I Miss My Dad (E)
Flashlights, peanut butter and playing cards all remind me of him.
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I can relate to this poem, because I lost my mother to Alzhimer’s at age 85 and my father-in-law as well.


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