"Dementia"

Here in the New York area today, the sad news is all about former NY Met TOM SEAVER.  Now 74, Seaver has been diagnosed with Dementia and a statement released through the Hall of Fame says he is not going to appear in public anymore.

Though I'm a New York YANKEE fan, the news still hit me hard because even *I* was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" this year.  How sad that SEAVER, who played such a key role for that '69 team, will apparently be unable to remember much about it.  (By the way, Seaver WAS a Yankee broadcaster when he retired from his playing days, as I recall.)

Dementia is a terrible, terrible thing...it must be like being dead while you're still alive, if you can't remember your own life and accomplishments and milestones.  I've been blessed with a GREAT memory, which (even though I can recall BAD things along with the good) is something I hope I'll always have in this life (God Willing.)  Seaver's diagnosis shows how this world can "pass away" from us even while we are still..."HERE."  As a Christian, I know that if I ever get Dementia, I may forget EVERYONE...even Jesus my Savior...but HE will never forget ME, and that's a comfort!!

Seaver's decision to stay out of the public eye now means he will NOT be at the Mets' 50th Anniversary celebration of '69 (June), nor at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies (July.)  Any who are inclined to PRAY might want to remember his family, and, of course HIM in these dark, dark days to come.