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Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's destroyed
mother's mind, her body died....
orphaned thrice

I was orphaned at 16 months, when my biological mother died, then when mother was so confused from dementia, I was orphaned again and then the physical body died leaving me completely alone. 

Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2023

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Quoth Theraven Date: 10/6/2023 10:56:00 PM Sara, Felt this poem in Alzheimer's loneliness twice. More than I'd wish anyone once. -Richard Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 10/7/2023 4:51:00 AM Quoth, Sorry you had to experience someone dying from dreaded dementia. It is so sad to see someone go like that. Your visit reminded me of how prevalent it is in the world. Sara

Valsa George Date: 10/1/2023 6:10:00 AM I feel for you dear Sara. To lose your biological mother when you were just a baby and then losing your foster mother through alzheimers, both are indeed a heart wrenching experience. Dementia is such a horrible condition. Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 10/1/2023 7:19:00 AM Valsa, I was so young until the memory of my first mother did not stay but only within my psychic. I have seen other children about my age when they were removed from a home to foster care(then be adopted) or in some situations where their mother died, and I can see the damage it does to the psychic even though some very loving and well-meaning people tried to take them in. It is better that they got in good, loving homes than to stay where they were located, but it would have been so much better to have been able to continue on with their real mother. Sara

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/30/2023 4:59:00 PM So sorry…a heartbreak Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/1/2023 5:48:00 AM My mom’s only been gone 2 and I know what you mean. The strangeness never wears off. I dreamt of her the night before I had a difficult dental visit. She was walking toward me so vividly. Hugs ~ Kim Sara Kendrick Date: 10/1/2023 4:35:00 AM Kim, my mother died about 25 years ago, and I still think about her every day. Sometimes a humorous thought, sometimes a sad thought and sometimes when she was trying to tell me what is right and wrong plus many more inbetween. Thanks for the visit. Sara

Silent One Date: 9/30/2023 2:51:00 AM It is such a horrid condition... I wrote a poem once called the D word which was about this condition.. I've seen so many suffer from it.. its very sad.. Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 9/30/2023 4:25:00 AM SO, Yes, it is all around and I have seen my share. My mother actually had what the doctor called organic brain disease. She had ministrokes. My husband's mother's people have Alzheimer's which I guess is the inherited kind. Sara

Karen Jones Date: 9/29/2023 5:54:00 PM Oh Sara so sorry for your great losses. Hugs Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 9/30/2023 4:23:00 AM Why, thank you, Karen. I appreciate the hugs. Sara

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/29/2023 3:36:00 PM Your poem tugs the heart, Sara. So much you had to endure--loss of mother is devastating for everyone but more so for a child. Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 9/30/2023 4:23:00 AM Vijay, I can see the child at times when I see other children in a similar situation. It has been around 24 years since my adoptive mother died and I still miss her each day. Thanks for dropping by. Sara