John Toshack

[WentToSchoolWith]

Confirmed by Cameron that Tosh has been diagnosed with Dementia at 77 - bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy01n951evwo

 

[Smurph]

Shit disease, illness

 

[Cooperman]

A little poem I found soon after my mum was diagnosed. I keep a paper copy in my wallet so it’s with me at all times and it has helped me to come to terms with what is an awful situation. It brings a tear to my eye every time I read it.

Don’t ask me to remember,
don’t try to make me understand.
Let me rest and know you’re with me,
kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I’m confused beyond your concept,
I’m sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you,
to be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me,
do not scold or curse or cry,
I can’t help the way I’m acting,
I can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,
the best of me is gone.
Please don’t fail to stand beside me,
love me ‘till my life is gone.


Love to the Toshack family.

 

[monmouth]

A little poem I found soon after my mum was diagnosed. I keep a paper copy in my wallet so it’s with me at all times and it has helped me to come to terms with what is an awful situation. It brings a tear to my eye every time I read it.

Don’t ask me to remember,
don’t try to make me understand.
Let me rest and know you’re with me,
kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I’m confused beyond your concept,
I’m sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you,
to be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me,
do not scold or curse or cry,
I can’t help the way I’m acting,
I can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,
the best of me is gone.
Please don’t fail to stand beside me,
love me ‘till my life is gone.


Love to the Toshack family.

but helpful

 

[Mamaswan]

Really sad to read about Tosh. Its a cruel condition and now that my wife and I are in our 7th decade, I pray neither of us will be affected by it for the sake of our family.

 

[Cooperman]

helpful

Yes, it has been at times.

 

[Longlostjack]

Cruel is the word.

A little poem I found soon after my mum was diagnosed. I keep a paper copy in my wallet so it’s with me at all times and it has helped me to come to terms with what is an awful situation. It brings a tear to my eye every time I read it.

Don’t ask me to remember,
don’t try to make me understand.
Let me rest and know you’re with me,
kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I’m confused beyond your concept,
I’m sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you,
to be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me,
do not scold or curse or cry,
I can’t help the way I’m acting,
I can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,
the best of me is gone.
Please don’t fail to stand beside me,
love me ‘till my life is gone.


Love to the Toshack family.

Such a good post. Lost both my parents to dementia. To say it struck a chord is an understatement. Your last sentence is bang on too.

Love to the Toshack family.

 

[J_B]

A little poem I found soon after my mum was diagnosed. I keep a paper copy in my wallet so it’s with me at all times and it has helped me to come to terms with what is an awful situation. It brings a tear to my eye every time I read it.

Don’t ask me to remember,
don’t try to make me understand.
Let me rest and know you’re with me,
kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I’m confused beyond your concept,
I’m sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you,
to be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me,
do not scold or curse or cry,
I can’t help the way I’m acting,
I can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,
the best of me is gone.
Please don’t fail to stand beside me,
love me ‘till my life is gone.


Love to the Toshack family.

Yeah, my father had vascular dementia for the last four years of his life.
Just accept whatever behaviour you experience or comments made. Never contradict someone who has dementia with facts. It's pointless and can be unintentionally cruel in some cases.
It was hard as a family and it broke me at times watching my mother desperately looking for the man she married 62 years earlier.

 

[Lifelong]

Awful news about Tosh.

It’s my Sister’s funeral Friday after 8 years with this dreadful condition.