Real life " 50 First Dates"

Living as if you're in the movie" 50 First Dates"

    The thing you really have to understand about my dad and mom is that their current relationship is quite different than the norm. After 50 plus years, my father is still very much in love with my mom. But what people do not see or perceive on the surface is that my mom has Alzheimer's. 

    Imagine if you will waking up each morning and you remember a little bit less of your life each day, a little bit less of the previous day and what you do remember, your confused about what is real and what is not. You may not remember where you are, or who you're with. You confuse your children with long past siblings or don't remember them at all. You're confused as to what time of day it is and repeat questions multiple times because you don't remember asking the question, much less the answer.

    My father on the other hand who still has his mental faculties has quite the challenge each day. To remind my mother each day that where she is living is home and that he still loves her. That she is loved and visited by family on a regular basis, and what is on the TV is not real or part of her life. He spends whatever free time he can find to research the latest information on Alzheimer's, possible cures and homeopathic treatments such as supplements and vitamins. And starts each day as he did the day before, hoping for a cure, hoping that she does not slip away anymore than she did the day before.

   My grandfather once told me," You get out of a relationship what you put into it."  A relationship is something you never stop working at or give up on. It is something you're committed to, no matter what. So when you look in the eyes of the one you love, ask this one question of yourself: "Will they still love me, when I am 99?"