Music is an amazing thing for the brain.
May God be with this family as they deal with the ravages of Alzheimer's.
Amazing.
Beautiful.
Bravo!
Awesome.
Sweet!
Thank god and Thank you for posting this! Not only am I sick of politics but I forwarded your post to 2 families I personally know that are dealing with this same thing!
Wow, that was so touching. Bless this man for using this small victory (even if it’s temporary) to help raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.
At the Hershey Penn car show, my dad, who was well into Alz, walked up to a car. He looked, and said, Now that, son, is a rare car. You will never see another like it, anywhere. We talked to the man displaying it. It was the only car of that make and model in the world. I don’t know how he knew, but he did.
Very moving.
There was a woman with my MIL at the home with Alzheimer’s. She was a Baptist and sang in the choir most of her life, She remembered the tunes but not the words. When we’d visit she’d would do the melodies and dah, dah da-ah dah....it was cute.
As each song ends she drifts back into a very flat affect - near catatonic state. She responds with simple yes or no to questions but is otherwise non-conversant. She eats very little, insisting she is full after only a couple bites - often forgetting she ordered the selected menu items and has a great deal of difficulty doing/enjoying the routine tasks she used to enjoy. She mostly falls asleep during movies in the theater, but it is one of the few activities she still tolerates well outside of her daily routine.
Sadly, she is not interested in visiting our home to watch films together...too much activity in a large family household with pets upsets her. The theater, on the other hand, is dark and quiet except for the film.
Physically, she is otherwise healthy...as was apparent in the video clip of this man's father - who seemed otherwise delightfully vibrant when singing. It is so sad to see someone who looks so normal devolve into a shell of who they used to be.
God bless this family for helping their dad endure and seek out life pleasantries as they all face such a demanding and at times, demeaning challenges during their dad's golden years.