In memory of Dorothy Merriman

I am raising funds for Dementia Australia in memory of my loved one.

My darling nan, 

You fought to your last breath with this unconditionally cruel disease, Nan you were in your own world for a very long time, you were in the hospital many times, thinking you were at your local shopping centre. I know you were still here, but you weren’t if that makes sense, that’s why I stated you were in your own world, you were happy, but us loved ones saw you slowly disappearing, even though we wanted to grip onto you tight to keep you in our world. Slowly forgetting to open the door for her dog, forgetting to have the light on, leaving the stove on then not showering, not making it to the toilet, forgetting loved ones names, signing things to sign up for organisations money disappearing, forgetting to feed herself, her disabled son and he beautiful budgies and dog. The tremendous falls, day in day out, that’s why there was so many hospital and ambulance trips, because someone like my nan on a pension couldn’t afforded a live in career that was so expensive. 

So my dad (nans son) my mum (daughter in law) and myself did a lot always for her, 

Dad went there every single day, doing my disabled uncles tablets at night time, and dad washed my nan daily, made dinners when chorus or enable couldn’t, gardens keep up to scratch like how my pop somewhat used to do it, dad hasn’t stopped doing that for nan since pop passed away, 10 years ago.  the cleaning was done weekly,  dad did the shopping every week, life changes you when someone you love is diagnosed with dementia, not just mentally. 

Nan, you lost your battle to dementia with complete heart failure October 9th 2021. 

Make sure you keep a eye, on your loved ones because you never know who has it, because one day they are smiling and happy but within a blink of an eye, the slip through your fingers into their own world, don’t leave it to late, spend as much time with them. 💙our loved ones go through so much with dementia but us ones watching them losing a battle that’s unconditionally utter pain that will never be described. 

Let’s find a way to cure dementia, Australia! 

❤️💙💚

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