The Spirit Of Music Lives On
How music can positively influence sufferers of dementia…
I’ve written two other articles on dementia:
Dementia is an insidious disease, sometimes striking people when they are relatively young, but mostly the elderly, affected short-term recall, being one of the first signals that all is not well.
Enjoying long-term recall is a bonus that allows sufferers to be involved in life, to walk down Memory Lane, share life experiences, dance, sing, clap in time with music, develop friendships, and be involved in many everyday activities, at least for a while.
But imagine if it could be even better. Imagine if pure chance were to catapult you into fame, yes, even with dementia.
Though it was not intentional, it did happen, when a carer in a Scottish nursing home was captivated by the mellifluous tones of a singer he’d never met.
So good was her voice that he was certain it was coming from a radio.
But then, he was informed that the voice was that of a resident with dementia.
Suddenly he couldn’t wait to meet her, which he did, and over time together, they shared some singing.
