![]() ![]() Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 1st 1970, "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Dionne Warwick peaked at #6 (for 1 week) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart it had entered the chart on December 21st, 1969 and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100.Īnd on the very same day it peaked at #6 on the Top 100 it peaked at #1 (for 3 weeks) on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.She never released the song as a single but the song was track four of side two on her 'Anne Murray Collection' album.Įight years later on January 21st, 1979 her "I Just Fall in Love Again' entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 at position #57 ten weeks later on April 1st, 1979 it would peak #12. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 21st 1971, Anne Murray performed "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" on the CBS-TV program 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'.I just found it on Amazon Music and it's great. Rabbi Meyer from Central WisconsinDeacon Blue covered this song on a four song EP of Bacharach covers - became their highest charting UK hit.That's what you get for your devotion." Another reason to never fall in love again! Arthur Malkin from New JerseyThe song has an optional third verse which is in the Carpenters version.But yes, I told her honestly, I was okay. What could I say? I was overwhelmed with emotion, from the joy of the trip, the anxiety of the separation. ![]() For a minute, she was my caregiver as she'd been throughout our life together. "Are you okay?" Marsha asked, holding my hand. Marsha gave me a lovely smile and said, "You look so good." The cruelty of dementia is that there is no reliable road map - you just have to take in all the advice you can from wise souls and then go with your instincts.Īfter a long weekend in Utah, I got home in the wee hours of Tuesday morning - and went to see Marsha that night. I felt as if FaceTiming with her myself might bring up worries – where's Marc? Then again, maybe it wouldn't have. How did Marsha do? Both daughters and my wife's sisters called her they reported that she seemed okay. I knew I had made a good decision to come and be with our dear grandchildren. They both drifted off while I made up a story about a unicorn whom I named Matilda. Only I put my hand OVER the bed rail to take his hand and was immediately instructed, No, you have to put your hands through the bed rail. Then Conrad wanted me to stroke his back and hold his hand while he was falling asleep. It wasn't my favorite so I asked if I could pick a different one. One morning before the sun had risen, Jolene tiptoed into my bed with a stack of four books for me to read to her and said, "I love you, Saba." (That's what the grandkids call me – Hebrew for grandpa.) Minutes later Conrad came to cuddle: "Saba, I love you so much."Īnd when I put them to bed while mom and dad were at a party, I had no choice but to be in that moment. Yet there were moments that filled me with joy, that let me conquer my sadness. At Jolene's birthday party, I had lots of people to talk to but I felt so alone. When you've lived as part of a couple for decades, and suddenly it's just you, and yet your partner is still there. When I'd see something that reminded me of earlier trips with Marsha, I was gripped by sadness at the terrible turn in our lives. There were many flashes of sorrow during my visit. Although in a way that was the real truth. I told a white lie: She wanted to come but she's not feeling well and couldn't travel. We hugged and rolled on the floor, we read books, we went on a drive to a giant slide.Ĭonrad, asked as we drove, "Where is Nina?" That's how he pronounces Nana, what the grandkids call my wife. Then on a FaceTime with the grandson, Conrad, age 3, he looked at me with his big blue eyes and said: "Can you come to my house?"Ĭonrad and Jolene shrieked with joy when they saw me. Marsha's nurse practitioner and the staff at the house where she lives all told me to go – that I needed to see my grandkids, to live my life. I was so worried: How would Marsha be without my daily visits? What if she became depressed and agitated during my absence? Would she somehow think I'd abandoned her? I knew I couldn't explain to Marsha that I would be going to Utah for four days but will be back. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be there?īut I couldn't bring myself to make the decision. Our granddaughter Jolene had a birthday coming up – she'd be turning 6. But I know that when I visit – which I do nearly every day – her face lights up.Īnd then, it was nearly fall. Her adjustment has been pretty good – the staff members are the kindest people you could hope for. ![]()
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