Living with Bob and "Al"

Music is a wonderful thing for an Alzheimer victim. "Al" was not in the mood to sing here, but he was whistling and slapping away!  Video takes a few seconds to start.

Post by Sheri Zschocher.

Living with Bob and "Al"

Like for many, Christmas and the holidays, have changed over the years. As she watches Bob fade into the shadows, Sheri cares less and less about the material things of this world and more about family, friends and enjoying time together.
 Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, stay safe and hug your loved ones.


John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life

Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri may look like she handles all of this fairly well, but Alzheimer's disease is thief of all memories, and not just for Bob. Daughter number 1 ( the one who wears her heart on her sleeve) and daughter number 2 ( the one who shields her heart with her sleeve) are also getting robbed. Not only do they lose their past, they lose their future. They lose their future in the fears and tears of  "where they will be next year on this journey". Every holiday becomes ( in the mind) a question of how much worse will it be... and yet the old memories become unbearable for the heart. A slow and painful death of relationship is what this is.Yes, Sheri and the girls laugh, laughing masks the fear and the pain, and laughing produces tears, so no one can tell when they're crying.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 

Living with Bob and "Al'"

If ever there were a season
that holds the emotions too near
it is the season of holly jolly
the season of Christmas cheer

Yet I am one among many
for whom the season is confettied with tears
the pain and the strife of everyday life
has left many deep wounds through the year...

Yet we all have so much in common
we share pain, we share hope, and despair
We are in fact, "goin' through the motions"
It is just hidden in "Happy New Year"....