Coach Broyles

Coach Frank Broyles, athletic director for Univ. of Ark. lost his wife of 59 years to Alzheimer's last Oct. He has written a book, Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers: A Practical Tips Guide. Also he has included a poem I would like to post:

Do not ask me to remember.
Don't try to make me understand.
Let me rest and know you're with me.
Kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I'm confused beyond your concept.
I am sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you,
To be with me at all cost.

Do not loss your patience with me.
Do not scold or curse or cry.
I can't help the way I'm acting.
I can't be different thought I try.

Just remember that I need you,
That the best of me is gone.
Please don't fail to stand beside me,
Love me 'til my life is done.

-Author Unknown

If we were loving people before the disease why do people think we turn into these monsters after the disease have taken over. It is not US. IT IS THE DISEASE. Be upset with the disease not us. We are all we can be. Thanks "K" and "Jeanne" for your commments.