Keeping the Love

Sheryl Lynn writes on the importance of importance of love, especially in lives affected by dementia. She is quoted as saying “Dementia World is a place where hearts break in order to more fully open.” Ms. Lynn had reached a place in her life where she needed some emotional help coping with being a caretaker for her Mother and Aunt, and she reached out to three people that she had lost contact with. It’s an interesting thing, dementia. It’s not truly possible to understand caregiving unless you have done it, and this story will be easy for those who take care of others to relate to. Sometimes we just need someone to listen.

Several months ago, I asked three people to help me who are no longer in my life but live on in my heart. I'll call them Alex, Scott and Lennie. I was going through a difficult time mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. My ego put up a good fight before I sent the emails and made the phone call. I wouldn't have contacted them if I'd had other alternatives available. I didn't.

One was the only person to give me clarity on something important that would help my heart heal, which was important because the stronger I am emotionally, the better I can hold myself together and be fully present and loving with my mother and my aunt. The other two had professional expertise that would help me publicize and grow my work, which was important because I'm paying out a lot of money each month to care for my mother. I'd contacted others who do the same work to help.

They didn't return my calls.

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