I think the most heartfelt journal I have read to date is Watching My Sister...Disappear,
authored by Mary Louis Ross Harris.Mary's sister Peggy is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. This is their poignant story written by a sister who loves Peggy deeply, but who understandably, is having a difficult time letting go.
It is a journal full of recollections from the past, before Peggy was doomed with this dreadful disease. It is a journal of the present and how a loving sister tries to cope with losing her sister, a day at a time.
I applaud Mary for having the courage to bring her grief and heartbreak public, and sharing her story. Grieving is difficult to do alone; much less when there is an audience of sorts. Although for Mary this also seems to be a journey of healing.
I encourage you to visit this journal. You will be glad you did. But I must warn you - take a box of Kleenex with you because the journey is both heartwarming and heartbreaking.
We love you today Mary Louise Ross Harris, and Peggy does too!
7 comments:
Congrats on number 1. I also read watching my sister every day,it is a wonderful love story of sisters and a heartbreaking reality of this disease. Keep up the good work.
Tami-Tamistimes
Thank you so much Robin!
You made ME cry!
Thank you so much for reading and for caring!
Mary Louise
I often read this journal too and I HIGHLY recommend it myself. It's a true tearjerker like you mention. Often I'm left speechless after reading her journal.
Monica
GOOD MORNING. I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE "WATCHING MY SISTER DISAPPEAR," JOURNAL. I VISIT IT OFTEN AND ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THE LOVE AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOUND THERE. LIKE YOUR JOURNAL TOO, WHICH IS WHY YOU KEEP SEEING MY NAME HERE. Barbpinion
Robin,
Thanks for your response to my sister's (Mary Louise) aol journal. This is hard on everyone but Louise expresses our thoughts with the written word. I have encouraged her to continue writing this journal. True, I cry sometimes when I read it but there are times when I smile and remember the good times, too. Louise's heart is breaking because she was so close to Peggy. caragrike
Thanks for visiting my journal and adding your comments regarding my entry about your sister's journal.
Your sister's journal touched me deeply. Somehow the disease that Peggy shares with so many others in this country seems exceptionally cruel. Not only to Peggy, but more so to those around her.
I too support your sister's tribute to Peggy as well as her own grief.
God love her, God love you, and God love Peggy!
Love,
Robyn
God, I don't want to go there....but I'm gonna take a peak because this woman has found some strength from somewhere enabling her to continue on....and that's what I applaud. I may not be back there, especially if it evokes emotions I don't want to deal with, but, I'm hoping to take from her journal, something - something I need. Race
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