Prayer For Children Of Parents Who Suffer From Dementia

My heart goes out to you. Dementia and Alzheimer's disease run in my family. As a young child I would help my grandmother Josephine take care of her mother and sometimes she would call me inside just to help her feed my grandmother because she would only eat for me. I had a sweet voice and used to call her Miss Settle. I think it reminded her of one of the nurses so she always opened her mouth and ate for me. I saw the tole that it took on my grandmother but she never gave up and took care of her mother until the day that she transitioned to the heavenly realm. Unfortunately my mother suffers from dementia and it's been hard to come to grips with the fact that the woman that raised me is not there anymore and getting to know the mother that I have today is hard. I am so used to my mom being a powerhouse as she was a decorated military officer. This prayer is personal and I hope that it helps you as much as it has helped me to share. Please share this prayer with loved ones and friends.

Transcript

Spirit of strength within me,

I come to you weary and worn,

Carrying the weight of love and loss,

Of memories slipping like sand through my fingers.

Some days I feel lost,

Watching the one who raised me fade away,

Caught between the person I knew and the stranger they've become.

My heart aches with a thousand silent prayers for healing,

For peace,

For understanding.

Grant me patience to meet each moment without anger or fear,

To hold space for confusion and frustration,

To be gentle with both my parent and myself.

Grant me courage to face the uncertainty and sorrow,

To stand steady when everything feels uncertain,

To keep loving when it feels too hard to carry.

Grant me clarity when the path is dark and the days are long,

When grief and hope wrestle in my soul.

Help me see the love that never fades,

Even when memories do.

Grant me peace for the nights when tears come,

For the mornings when I feel alone,

For the heart that carries so much weight.

I honor the parent I loved,

The stories,

The laughter,

The lessons they gave,

And I hold tenderly the parent who remains,

Fragile,

Confused,

Yet deserving of my love.

Help me forgive myself for moments I falter,

And remind me that love is enough,

Even when I cannot do it perfectly.

May I find moments of rest,

Spaces of grace,

And the support of others who understand.

Spirit of strength within me,

I am more than this pain,

I am more than this grief,

I am love,

I am hope,

I am whole,

And so it is.

Ashe.

Reviews

A prayer I tapped on having no thought but intention to hold space for myself and others. This was a perfect mediation to see my community as we navigate challenge and to see myself as I navigate challenge.

Community truly is everything.