The Alzheimer's Patient

by SKermitgorf

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Mavis had Alzheimer’s ten years now. She lived in a nursing home. Her husband of 54 years visited her everyday. Their children and grandchildren visited on weekends.
Mavis didn’t recognize her husband Martin anymore, she saw him as no more than a caretaker, forcing pills upon her, telling her what to do as if she were a little girl.
Mavis saw herself as a young woman of twenty. So it was only natural that when Albert came to the home as a patient a few weeks ago, she fell head over heels in love with him.
Mavis and Albert spent much time together sitting at a table in the lunch room, talking and dancing, singing together as if they were dating.
Martin was strangely happy that Mavis had perked up these past few weeks. He knew Albert was the reason.
Albert was so like Martin in many ways, it was understandable that Mavis would fall for him
Martin was not jealous of their relationship, but happy that his beloved wife was once again content, more the woman he fell in love with all those years ago.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Alzheimer's Patient

    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 4 months ago

    so sad. very common too. i hate going into those alzheimer’s homes though, everyone thinks i’m their daughter or their sister that’s been dead for years. its kind of eerie.

  2. The Alzheimer's Patient

    Lovely's Buddy Icon Lovely

    Posted 4 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    =/ what a gentleman Martin is, I would be devastated. Well witten.

  3. The Alzheimer's Patient

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Kind of cute, a confused love affair. But what is Albert all about? Actually a young man or another resident? Odd person with a fetish for the memory impaired or just being nice to the old lady? So many questions! But lovely little story of true, selfless love.
    LoA

  4. The Alzheimer's Patient

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Albert is an elderly alzheimers patient as well. but your comments were very funny ThX.
    LoA

  5. The Alzheimer's Patient

    Blusparrow's Buddy Icon Blusparrow

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this, reminds me of The Notebook. My grandfather has a very very early stage of alzheimers, but he isn’t related to me by blood since my grandmother remarried. It reminded me of that too.

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