A beautiful song about Alzheimer's.

All The Way Down

My cousin, Gary Brown, wrote a beautiful, haunting song about his experience watching as his mother, Valda Brown, declined with Alzheimer's and ultimately passed away. As I my mother lives with Alzheimer's, the song comes to my mind often.

It can be found on youtube.com at this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03GsRK156yQ

 These are the lyrics: 

 All the way down

All the way down

I knew

It would be as hard

As anything can be

But I didn't know

There'd be so many things

I'd have to decide for you

I didn't know

I'd have to fight so hard

Just so you could be ok

Till the end

But I promised

All the way down

All the way down

I knew

How much I'd miss you

When it was over

But I didn't know

I wouldn't have the strength

At the end

I didn't know

I'd forget how you used to be

How full of life you were

All those years

But I promised

Songwriter: Gary Brown

All The Way Down lyrics © DistroKid

EJ97

Oh my I cried my eyes out when I read the lyrics and then listened to the song. It is everything I felt and went through.  I promised my mom I would take care of her and I did.  The part "But I didn't know there'd be so many things I'd have to decide for you... I didn't know I'd have to fight so hard just so you could be ok." That really hit me. It was so hard and I did it alone.  She died peacefully at home 28 days ago.  I miss her but am glad I did everything I could for her.