[Mercat]

I quite a bit of time with my college room mate at the bedside of her mother who had Alzheimers. She wasn't taking food and pneumonia was a constant threat. She was drawn up in a fetal position and most of the time had her eyes shut. Hari Mandir and I sang old hymms to her from the RLDS hymnal... her mother had been very active in the church for decades. She openned her eyes and seemed to smile. We sang for about an hour until she went into a deep sleep. The next morning, Hari Mandir called and said that she had slipped away in the night. I think our singing helped her on her journey. Never assume that these folks don't have some awareness of what is going on.

[Marysecretary]

We are all body, soul and spirit. The spirit always knows what's going on. That's why you speak to people in a coma, etc. They do know.

[semaj]

"We sang for about an hour until she went into a deep sleep. ... she had slipped away in the night. I think our singing helped her on her journey.

What you say is true.