when times get tough for us Caregivers...we must remember our LO

[Guest guest]

this is from the Alzheimer site but so fitting for our LOs with

Lewybody and what they must be feeling...

" Pray for me, I was once like you.

Be kind and loving to me,

That's how I would have treated you.

Remember I was once someone's parent or spouse, I had a life and a

dream for the future.

Speak to me, I can hear you even if I don't understand what you are

saying.

Speak to me of things in my past of which I can still relate.

Be considerate of me, my days are such a struggle.

Think of my feelings because I still have them and can feel pain.

Treat me with respect because I would have treated you that way.

Think of how I was before I got Alzheimer's; I was full of life, I

had a life, laughed and loved you.

Think of how I am now, my disease distorts my thinking, my feelings,

and my ability to respond, but I still love you even if I can't tell

you.

Think about my future because I used too.

I must admit, I have copied this from an Alzheimer site but, feel it

is all too on point for those of us dealing with LO with Lewybody...

" Remember I was full of hope for the future just like you are now.

Think how it would be to have things locked in your mind and can't

let them out.

I need you to understand and not blame me, but Alzheimer's.

I still need the compassion and the touching and most of all I still

need you to love me.

Keep me in your prayers because I am between life and death.

The love you give will be a blessing from God and both of us will

live forever.

How you live and what you do today will always be remembered in the

heart of the Alzheimer's Patient.