Kenny Chesney - While He Still Knows Who I Am - An Alzheimer's Tribute

If you haven’t been thru this pain... just know it's beyond what you can imagine

My mom doesn’t know me anymore but she pretends she does that’s how beautiful her soul is

Wow! You can't listen to this and not cry. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

I've recently been diagnosed as being in the early stages of dementia... This song moves me to tears tonight.

My mom is in stage 6 and lives with me. I promised my dad before he died I’d never put her in a home. I had to quit my job this year to care for her 24x7. There is no disease that is harder than this disease. My mom has been my best friend for 47 years and each day I loose a little more of her.

My wife, Ann, is 16 years into Alzheimers and in the 3 years she has been in a nursing home I have spent 3 hours a day with her and we spend most of that time singing and praying with other residents. She can still sing all the words.

My dad was in the hospital, and pulled me aside and told me we ( his children) needed to take of his sweetheart, from here in out because he knew he wasn't going to make it. He made me promise we would never put her in a home, and we would let her just live at home and have her memories, and that I would help take care of her. I took my dads hand, kissed his cheek, and promised him. My parents had been married for 54 years very happily when he passed, and I wasn't sure mom would last long after him. Amazingly, she lasted 9 years, and with Dementia and then Alzheimers, and then hospice. I had worked in medical, and in journalism, but both jobs had to stop as the Dr. Said my mom needed someone with her full time or she had to go in a home. I reminded the Dr what my father had wanted if it was safe and possible. So I moved in with my mom, to help take care of her. She didnt like that term , so I told her we were two ladies taking care of each other. She thought about it, and finally agreed. Some days were good, and others were heartwrenching. I love watching these films, because they are relateable, and so sweet. God bless you all 🙏❤️

I lost my mom to this & it broke my heart to see her go thru this horrible disease. Love your parents while you have . Parents are a gift from GOD ! Beautiful song Kenny.

It's with deepest regrets that I share that I buried my father this past weekend with Navy honors. He was the inspiration for this video I created and will forever be missed.

My sympathies to those whom a parent with Alzheimer's is a tragedy.

My Mom passed from this evil disease. Song made me cry. Ann 09.25.22 😢 I miss you Mom, your with Jesus now, being a RN to heaven. Thank you for all you gave to us. ❤🙏🏼

I work on a lock down dementia unit and we show our residents pictures of their family everyday as therapy. I care for my residents as if they are my parents. 🙏

2021 and crying like a baby.. my rock, my anchor, my father that always loved me no matter what. Died without knowing who I was. RIP dad, 10 years and still missing you.

My grandfather of 82 years passed away with Alzheimer's he was there when I was born when i took my first breath and i was there when he took his last breath... It started with him not knowing how to operate the remote and he kept saying im sorry im sorry im sorry like he knew he was slipping and with tears in my eyes i told him dont be sorry its okay then he would take apart stuff and not know how to put it back together. The. He didnt know anyone to the point he was bed ridden and couldnt talk. If you have a loved one with this horrible disease spend time with them talk to them they took care of you do the same in loving return cuz they will need you more than ever. It may steal memories but the love is still there 💙

My grandfather had this horrid disease for Over 20yrs! He was my "first love", my gentle giant, trouble maker, and gave the best hugs Ever! He's been gone 4yrs now and I miss him Everyday. Thank you for this song.

My granny had Alzheimer's and my aunt put her in a nursing home. I would go visit her every day after work. I think she thought I worked there. She would know everyone of my sisters and cousins name but when ask mine she didn't know me. One day she was in the hallway when I walked up to her she said "There's my baby!" I started crying because I thought she recognized me after all. Then she preceded to say this to everyone that walked down the hall and giving them all hugs. It broke my heart, but then I realized oh well at least I am one of her babies.

I know others might disagree with me but Alzheimer’s is the worst thing that can happen to a loved one. You don’t only lose them in death but you lose them when they forget the memories or who you are. I just lost my beautiful mama and it’s horrible when your mama doesn’t know who you are. May God Bless all of us who has gone through this or had someone we love pass from this horrific disease

The song, as well as the comments, have made me cry. This disease is what I’m scared of.

This song rips my heart out but I still love it. I lived through this with my mom. She passed in 2011. Now I'm waiting to see a neurologist to be diagnosed. I have all the symptoms of early stage alzheimers. I've had two very hard licks to my head. Lost consciousness with one and had concussion with the other. It is hard knowing what is coming but God is with me.

I've been a big Kenny Chesney fan for about twenty years but I had never heard this song until this morning as I was driving my dog to her vet appointment. After the first several lines I realized what the song was about and I started bawling like a baby while I was driving. My mother is 91 years old and we've been wrestling with her dementia for the past 4 or 5 years. She was admitted to hospice this week. I'm driving up to Atlanta to see her again this coming week. This song just killed me... it killed me. Thank you.