My Memory Impairment Journey

Mirror, mirror, what do I see?
I see …
A woman who is at peace after receiving a diagnosis.
Someone who is happy, in spite of how her life has changed. 
A woman who has a positive attitude even though she has a lot of challenges with her cognition.
Her sadness when she doesn't recognize someone who knows her.
Someone who sometimes doesn't understand the words spoken to her or words that she has read.
Her frustration when she can't find the words that she wants to say.
Someone who wants people to know “her” before knowing about her memory impairment. 
A woman who struggles with her memory.
Sometimes her tears when there is fog in her brain.
The sadness of knowing that she can no longer remember a lot of her memories.
Her feeling frustrated when trying to educate her family about what it is like for her.
A woman who wants to make a difference for patients and caregivers.
Someone who strives to help others by sharing her story of living with a memory impairment.
That she continues to enjoy her life and live it to the fullest.
A woman continuing to make new memories even though she knows a lot of them will soon be forgotten. 
Someone who has strength that she didn't even know that she could have.
Her determination when things are difficult for her.
A woman who refuses to give up!

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I actually started writing this poem about 4 yrs. ago. I'm so happy to have it done!