Alzheimer’s & The Weather
It’s like Kentucky in the fall,
We talk about the weather,
And It’s sunny right now,
She speaks of her own childhood
And how my daughter gets her
Strawberry red hair
From her
We talk about the weather,
And It’s sunny right now,
She speaks of her own childhood
And how my daughter gets her
Strawberry red hair
From her
But it’s slightly windy,
We begin to fade out of conversation,
But its ok because
I just miss her voice
The clouds are here,
She asks about the weather
She forgets that she has already
Asked about it
But it’s ok,
because she’s still here,
Talking on the phone
Thunder, it’s pouring now
She asks if my daughters hair is red
She wonders who she gets it from
She asks about the weather
And I tell her,
I hope the sun comes back out
Tomorrow
We begin to fade out of conversation,
But its ok because
I just miss her voice
The clouds are here,
She asks about the weather
She forgets that she has already
Asked about it
But it’s ok,
because she’s still here,
Talking on the phone
Thunder, it’s pouring now
She asks if my daughters hair is red
She wonders who she gets it from
She asks about the weather
And I tell her,
I hope the sun comes back out
Tomorrow
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So beautifully written.
I feel I have had this same conversation more times than I can count. Alzheimer’s can be devastating. While at the same time you just continue to be grateful to still have your people.
Heartbreaking and sweet.
You (or persona) so patience—anchoring this with “we talk about the weather” repetition is genius!