Thanks for reading Coffee and Eclairs: Sips and Bites! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I was rooting around in my files and came across this piece my mom wrote after her move to a memory care unit in 2008. Lois died from Alzheimers in 2011. Mom hardly ever wrote anything but this poem still makes me tear up.
Really helped me understand how she felt as she started to slip away. My husband and I had visited for a week the year before and she had forgotten within five minutes of our leaving. When my brother asked her how she had enjoyed our time together, mom said she didn't remember, but she was sure we had a good time.
This is very moving, Sharon. Thank you for sharing it here.
Poignant. The theme is that Lois knew she was loved and cared for, no matter what.
Oh, my! This is precious!
Really helped me understand how she felt as she started to slip away. My husband and I had visited for a week the year before and she had forgotten within five minutes of our leaving. When my brother asked her how she had enjoyed our time together, mom said she didn't remember, but she was sure we had a good time.