Engelbert Humperdinck broadcasts poem to Alzheimer’s stricken wife

Veteran crooner Englebert Humperdinck shared an emotional poem he wrote for his wife, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, on TV in the U.K. on Tuesday (27Jun17).
Engelbert, 81, revealed all about his wife Patricia’s memory loss battle during an appearance on Loose Women last week (ends23Jun17), and recorded a reading of a poem he had written for her that initially wasn’t broadcast.
Footage of Engelbert reading the poem, My Love, was aired on Tuesday’s (27Jun17) episode of the show.
The Release Me singer said, “Although I cannot love her as a lover, I gaze upon her beauty as she sleeps and wonder if she feels me by her side.
“I gently touch her shoulder, my silent thoughts whisper loving words in her ear. I pray that soon I will say them aloud and she will hear me, and I will see her smile as if to say, ‘You know I seem to have heard those words before’. Only then will I say with all my heart, welcome home, my love.”
The British singer revealed he wrote the poem for his wife two years ago, saying that he used poetry as a “release valve” for his feelings.
Although his wife has difficulty remembering familiar faces, the crooner claims she still wishes him good morning and goodnight when they are at home together.
The star, real name Gerry Dorsey, wed Patricia in 1964 and revealed she has been suffering from the degenerative brain disorder for the past decade.
He is hoping that his poem and his experiences will help other caregivers and raise funds for research into a cure.
“Hopefully I can be a voice and be part of raising awareness and money for research,” he explained. “People in showbusiness do that and I want to be one of them.”