A few days ago, I stumbled upon a song about Alzheimers by the lovely Ryan Nealon, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

You told me the same stories
Oh about 100 times
Started to feel lonely
When I finally realized
You were already gone
Just left yourself behind
I still listened so closely
No I didn’t even mind
Now you just don’t know me
Didn’t get to say goodbye
It’s weird to mourn someone
When they’re still alive

You’ve forgotten who you were
For what it’s worth I’ll tell you about her

You, fought one hell of a fight, lived one hell of a life
You, You always lit a room, now the light has gone with you
I hope heavens real, so the memories are forever
One day we’ll look back on all of them together
You, You might not recognize her, staring in the mirror,
But I’ll tell you all about her

I’ll miss hearing the stories
‘Bout the places that you went
‘Cuz all of ‘em all told me
That I’ll never have regrets
If I go chase my dreams
Half as well as you

You’ve forgotten who you were
And though it hurts, I’ll tell you about her

You, fought one hell of a fight, lived one hell of a life
You, You always lit a room, now the light has gone with you
I hope heavens real, so the memories are forever
One day we’ll look back on all of them together

I hope heavens real, so the memories are forever
But until you go, I’ll help you remember

You, You might not recognize her, staring the mirror,
But I’ll tell you all about her

“Tell You About Her” by Ryan Nealon & Davin Kingston

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