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Five years ago, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her doctor gathered us all together and told us to place her somewhere to get the care she needed. I could not do that to the woman who cared and nurtured me so I left my job and cared for her in her home for 3 years. The decision came directly from God. The Holy Spirit touched me and I knew this was what I must do. The road was torturous and faith testing and I failed more often than I succeeded. I did things I never thought God would ever ask me to do. Feed her, bathe her, clothe her and even carry her from place to place. There is nothing more humiliating for a mother to be bathed by her son and she and I both felt it. He changed her personality to one of resentment and anger. She looked at me with such distain it made every day a chore. When she finally lost the ability to communicate, the days were filled with changing, bathing, and feeding exclusively. My faith was tested because through all of this I also went dangerously into debt. The prayer request I make is because of the dire straits we are in now because I did not work for 4 of the last 5 years and although I am employed now whatever I make barely feeds, clothes and houses us; there is little left to pay off debts. I pray constantly for relief. On my hour drive each way to work I recite the rosary over and over and I have invoked every saint I can think of for intercession. I am not sorry for the decision that I made nor would I have done any different but I sure need to see relief now. Mom’s pain is over but I am still feeling it…Thanks for listening and for praying for me.
 
May God Grant you Peace from all your troubles:

Our Father
Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day
Our daily bread
and forgive us our tresspasses
as we forgive those who tresspass against us
and lead us not into temptation
Now and at the hour of our death
Amen

Hail Mary
Full of Grace
The Lord is with you
Blessed are you amongst women
and Blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus
Holy Mary Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death
Amen.

St Theresa
The Little Flower
Please pick me a rose from your heavenly garden
and send it to me with a message of love.
Please grant me the favor I thee implore
and tell Jesus I love him each day more and more.
 
Hawkeye, I don’t know what to say.
The anger and resentment she acted out is part of the disease, it wasn’t personal but a common symptom of the deterioration, but you probably know all that.
I ask God to help you with the continuing consequences of your difficult choice.
I’ll keep you in my daily prayers and Masses…Trishie
 
Alzheimer’s changed her personality to one of resentment and anger, it is part of that disease at times, I am sure you were a good son. I will keep you in my prayers and may she rest in peace. Thank you for loving and caring for your Mother.
 
Heavenly Father you promised that things would go well for those who honor their mother and father. I pray Heavenly Father that you would bless this man for taking care of his mother so sacrificially. in Jesus name, Amen.
 
praying

O Lady of Mental Peace, Mother of Tranquility and Mother of Hope, look upon me in this my time of weakness and unrest. Teach my searching heart to know that God’s love for me is unchanging and unchangeable; and, that true human love can only begin and grow by touching His love. Let your gentle peace, which this world cannot give, be always with me, and help me to bring this same peace into the lives of others. Our Lady of Mental Peace, pray for me!
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
Praying from today’s Liturgy of the Hours:

Psalm 76 (77)
Remembering the works of the Lord

O God, your ways are holy: what god is as great as our God?
I cried out loud to the Lord,
cried out to God, and he turned to me.
In my time of trouble I sought for God,
my hands stretched out all night long,
tireless in supplication.
My soul will not be consoled:
I think of God, and I sigh;
I meditate, and my spirit fails.

You have kept me awake, my eyes open;
in my distress, I did not speak.
I pondered on the days of old,
thought through the immemorial years.
In the night I meditated in my heart.
I was troubled, and I asked my soul:

Will God reject you for ever,
will he never again take you into his favour?
Has his kindness ended for ever,
his word come to an end for all generations?
Will God forget to show mercy,
will he lock up his mercies in his anger?

And I said, “I am wounded indeed,
that the Most High has changed.”
I will remember the works of the Lord.
I will remember your wonders, from the beginning.
I will ponder on all you have done,
think deeply through all your great deeds.

O God, your ways are holy:
what god is as great as our God?
You are God, you work wonders,
you made known your strength to your people.
By your own action you redeemed your people,
the children of Jacob and of Joseph.

The waters saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and writhed,
stirred up even to their depths.
The clouds poured down water,
the clouds sounded their voice,
your arrows shot forth.
Your voice thundered in the whirlwind,
your lightnings lit up the world,
the earth trembled and shook.

Your way led through the sea,
your paths through the great waters,
your steps left no trace behind them.
You led your people like a flock,
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.
 
Heavenly Father please grant healing and a new beginning for our brother’s life.
Lord, please surround him and his mother with Your light and love.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
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