I was able to talk to Peggy on Saturday night.
Her voice fluctuated from soft to strong. She was confused by some of my questions so I quickly changed to a simple, one word answer.
There were times when she seemed to know my voice and then I could hear a question in her answer's.
Hearing her voice was like having a light come on in the dark.
She is still there in the darkness of Alzheimer's disease but she refuses to let her light go completely out.
I am amazed at the strength she possesses as she goes deeper into darkness.
No matter how dark the night becomes....
I will always leave the light on for Peggy. I wait for the moment when she comes out of her darkness for a second and says, Hi, Mary Louise.
I may not be able to lead Peggy from the darkness of Alzheimer's disease but a single light in the dark will let her know that she is not alone.
The light is always on, Peggy!
I Love You Today, Peggy!
Mary Louise
3 comments:
I am crying. I am so glad ever time you get to connect to her, however briefly, and to know that she is still there, inside the darkness, waiting for a time you two can truly be together again. Margo
So happy you connected this time. Dread the moment when you won't.
Love you.
Barb- http://journals.aol.com/barbpinion/HEYLETSTALK
she is quite sharp to "refuse to let the lights of a alzheimer's go out. and you must be very important to her... as I know she is to you... I'm glad your lights will always shine.
Love,
Wendy
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