HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED....?

Alzeihemers....I came across this video clip and I just couldn't let it pass without nestling it here. Encountered in both personal and professional life, it is heartbreaking. However, it is good to see continued awareness and what I personally believe to be an ongoing adjustment to lives for so many.

My own reaction comes from different view points. There is the deep down sadness of memories for those close to me who have been touched by this and there is the compassion and empathy that takes over when you are assisting and supporting other families. Each are individual.

I would like to add here my all time poem which , for me , always captures what I feel is often forgotten ( I do tend to include this quite alot, simply as a constant and gentle reminder to those who care.)

This Quiet Dust was Gentlemen and Ladies

This quiet dust was gentlemen and ladies

And lads and girls;

Was laughter and ability and sighing,

And frocks and curls;

This passive place a summer's nimble mansion,

Where bloom and bees

Fulfilled their oriental circuit,

Then ceased like these.

Emily Dickinson

So, here it is,

".....InsideMyBeing.com -- a clip from the acclaimed short film on Alzheimer's Disease.

This film was written and directed by Roberto Carlo Chiesa which chronicles the ordeal of a mother and daughter dealing with Alzheimer's disease from the point-of view of the Alzheimer's patient and talks to caregivers and family members struggling to not let go in communicating with their loved one. . The film was inspired by Roberto Carlo Chiesa's sister who died from the disease."

xxx

#alzeihemers #emily #dickinson #thisquietdust