I’d Drive It Everywhere~~~

 

 

Each morn she slowly walks

along this quiet street.

With head held high and aging eyes,

she smiles at those she meets.

 

One day as she was nearing home,

she stopped to say “Good day.”

We briefly introduced ourselves,

then she went on her way.

 

The next day she stopped by again,

as I washed my car.

“I love it,” she said suddenly,

her eyes like twinkling stars.

 

Her husband came to take her home.

He gently took her hand.

“It’s time to go, my dear,” he said.

“Do you understand?”

 

“Yes, Yes,” she answered quickly,

but hesitated instead.

“Would you buy me a car like this?”

she asked her husband, Fred.

 

“And what would do if I bought it for you?”

Fred asked his wife, Claire.

“Why I’d drive it, of course,” she replied.

“I’d drive it everywhere.”

 

The next day as she was walking home,

I waved and said, “Hi Claire.”

She slowed her pace and looked at me,

her eyes a puzzled stare.

 

“Are you alright?” I asked her.

“It’s your neighbor, Sue.”

She gently took my hands in hers

and asked… “Do I know you?”

 

Alzheimer’s is a progressive and fatal disease that attacks brain cells and gradually reduces a person’s memory and ability to carry out daily activities. According to a comprehensive statistical report by the Alzheimer’s Association, there are now over 5 million people (living in the United States) who have Alzheimer’s disease.