I want to go home
And, have my parents
Shower me with kisses
Tender, but strong hugs
And, look into their eyes
Feeling safe, as their child.

I want to go home
And, sit with them
At their dinner table
And, enjoy my mother’s
Home cooked meals
And, Dad’s story telling.

I want to go home
And, hold their hands
Sit together with them
In a peaceful silence
As they watch their
Favorite television program.

I want to go home
And, take care of them again
Holding them in my arms
Kissing their faces
And, never letting go.
I miss you – Mom and Dad.

I want to go home.

Deborah Ann Tornillo
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Deborah Tornillo

Deborah Tornillo was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas by her loving and nurturing parents. She attended the University of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she studied Art. After marrying, raising two daughters and enjoying life with her family, Deborah joined a higher calling by committing to be the primary caregiver for her parents, both of whom were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in February 2006. In her new collection of memoirs, 36 Days Apart: A memoir of a daughter, her parents and the Beast named – Alzheimer’s: A story of Life, Love and Death, Deborah chronicles the time spent taking care of her mother and father. 36 Days Apart recounts this painful, enlightening journey, and Tornillo writes candidly about the struggles and fears she faced as her parents’ caregiver. As their disease progressed, Tornillo was faced with the difficult task of learning how to be a parent to her own parents. Through the year and a half of caring for them she extensively researched Alzheimer’s in order to provide the best care possible, all the while knowing that the disease would eventually win in the end. 36 Days Apart gives an honest, unflinching look at the realities of caring for and losing loved ones to Alzheimer’s. Tornillo gives the reader an inside look into the day-to-day life she faced during her heartbreaking, difficult time.

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