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Another Sleepless Night
I lay awake in bed last night
With too much on my mind
I tossed and turned for hours on end
But sleep I couldn’t find
Too many thoughts about my mum
And what she’s going through
I feel completely helpless
As there’s nothing I can do
I try to think of happy times
The mum that she once was
And not this person I now see
Who looks so scared and lost
Her eyes have lost their sparkle
They just stare into space
She doesn’t seem to know I’m there
Or recognise my face
So I cry in to my pillow
Like so many nights before
And try to keep from thinking
What the future has in store
Irene Mackay
When a loved one has dementia, there are difficult times – especially in the quiet of a sleepless night, when resistance is low. I wrote this poem about my feelings at such a time, thinking about how my Mum’s condition is deteriorating.
How do you handle those dark moments before dawn?
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