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I have been feeling so alone until I read your poem, My husband is 64 and was diagnosed with dementia 3 years ago but think things were not right for 8 years, This year as got worse with several attacks on my self. You and your Mom are in my thoughts and prayers. Why you for this journey?I dont know.I miss you so.I pray you will reach your destination,Soon. Hopefully they will find a cure but sadly it will be to late for my wife, but hopefully other families won't go though what I and my wife are going through. You have to live for every minute because of the fear and when you are alone it makes it worse. My father also suffered from this debilitating condition. They had five children - two daughters and three sons. (Did I tell you I was in the Army and used to fly a plane?). Whoops! It is heartbreaking when they no longer know your name. This took me by surprise as Dad passed away over sixyears ago. Published Feb 26, 2009. It started with forgotten words and getting confused with directions, but eventually things got too serious for her to stay at home. Saying goodbye to my mother. I hate you.You have robbed me of my mother.You have robbed a husband of his wife.No one can stop you.You never give back. Registered as a company limited by guarantee and registered in England No. With care, All poetry on this site is written by Susan Noyes Anderson. Dad standing by the gate in charge of the stop-watch, One thing I know dementia you can never take away And thanks for your feedback. Daddy loved going to the dining room. It was a role I wasn't trained for, hadn't expected and was comletely ill-equipped to perform. Such creative words that directly speak of someones battle with this, as my grandmother had this as well. Now, at 92, I am watching myself carefully and thanking God I am still OK. As far as I know, Joann Snow Duncanson wrote the poem Two Mothers Remembered. Ive tried to track her down online, so far unsuccessfully. Follow My Alzheimer's Story on WordPress.com, Alzheimers and Dementia Awareness on Facebook.