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My intention is not to mention people who are blur and acts like sotong but people who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease (a sickness that rob one of his/her memory slowing and in which his/her world will most surely crumbles slowly.)
Why the sudden mention about a disease that affect mostly people above 60 years old when my readers and I are generally less than 40? I do see the relevance in sharing as most if not all of us have grandparents or know of someone of that age group and that this are real issues that ought to be look at and i was really moved when i came across this report on The new paper on sunday (4th June 06)... for those who thinks that the new paper only provides trashy news, think again!
I dun know how many of you can remember one of Singapore's founding fathers, the late Mr S Rajaratnam whose love for his wife is so deep that during his last 6 years of his life where after he was diagnosed with the disease, tried all means to preserve and reminds himself of his undying and deep love for his wife... he can forget about everything in this world, but begs to remember the love for his wife till his death bed. He began posting alot of post-it notes on the many photo frames showing the good old times the couples has and this story really moves me to tears.
What is something that you will never ever want to forget? Your A-level results? Your position as a CEO of XYZ company? Your favourite food? Ask yourself this question and you will know what you hold most dear to your heart at this moment.
Moving on, i would like ask if we have forgotten the people who brought us up or people who are the reason why we could be here? Our grandparents... can we communicate with them? Do we shug from them? Do we have memories about them? Do we just visit them during their birthdays or during festive seasons?
The bottom line is: What if one day your ah ma or ah gong cannot remember you anymore...?
What ifs there is no tomorrow? Sounds cliche, but even in this high stress, demanding living environmemt we live in today with 101 tasks to attend to... we must learn to slow down and reflect on what we have missed out and neglected.
If you all want to find out more about how one cope with their love ones falling prey to the disease, you can pick up the book Wheres Grandma by Mr Edmund Lim (its a children book with lots of pictorial which i feel its cool). Or you can google/yahoo or whatever... but please do something for the someone that you care to help preserve the memories of yesterdays...
Yesterday... all my troubles seem to far away...
Yesterday seems to be added to our life at such a speed that we forgot about its importance, we look ahead to today or tomorrow... so is your yesterday important? It is certainly important for me and i am glad i am a human being with a memory inbuild in me, that i can look back at all the past and savour those moments of closeness with someone that only lives in memories...
This post is dedicated to all who are fighting Alzheimer's disease and for those who are supporting them. You are all champions! Thank you for reminding me of my own ignorance of the importance of memory.
Why the sudden mention about a disease that affect mostly people above 60 years old when my readers and I are generally less than 40? I do see the relevance in sharing as most if not all of us have grandparents or know of someone of that age group and that this are real issues that ought to be look at and i was really moved when i came across this report on The new paper on sunday (4th June 06)... for those who thinks that the new paper only provides trashy news, think again!
I dun know how many of you can remember one of Singapore's founding fathers, the late Mr S Rajaratnam whose love for his wife is so deep that during his last 6 years of his life where after he was diagnosed with the disease, tried all means to preserve and reminds himself of his undying and deep love for his wife... he can forget about everything in this world, but begs to remember the love for his wife till his death bed. He began posting alot of post-it notes on the many photo frames showing the good old times the couples has and this story really moves me to tears.
What is something that you will never ever want to forget? Your A-level results? Your position as a CEO of XYZ company? Your favourite food? Ask yourself this question and you will know what you hold most dear to your heart at this moment.
Moving on, i would like ask if we have forgotten the people who brought us up or people who are the reason why we could be here? Our grandparents... can we communicate with them? Do we shug from them? Do we have memories about them? Do we just visit them during their birthdays or during festive seasons?
The bottom line is: What if one day your ah ma or ah gong cannot remember you anymore...?
What ifs there is no tomorrow? Sounds cliche, but even in this high stress, demanding living environmemt we live in today with 101 tasks to attend to... we must learn to slow down and reflect on what we have missed out and neglected.
If you all want to find out more about how one cope with their love ones falling prey to the disease, you can pick up the book Wheres Grandma by Mr Edmund Lim (its a children book with lots of pictorial which i feel its cool). Or you can google/yahoo or whatever... but please do something for the someone that you care to help preserve the memories of yesterdays...
Yesterday... all my troubles seem to far away...
Yesterday seems to be added to our life at such a speed that we forgot about its importance, we look ahead to today or tomorrow... so is your yesterday important? It is certainly important for me and i am glad i am a human being with a memory inbuild in me, that i can look back at all the past and savour those moments of closeness with someone that only lives in memories...
This post is dedicated to all who are fighting Alzheimer's disease and for those who are supporting them. You are all champions! Thank you for reminding me of my own ignorance of the importance of memory.
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