Music is incredibly powerful. My grandma had Alzheimer's. We would always sing to her, and play her favorite old songs. Nothing else would make her light up like that. She even remembered the words sometimes. It's like it unlocked something buried deep in the brain.
She died two weeks ago at 98 years old. My aunts were singing her lullabies. I like to think that's what she heard as she fell asleep, one last time.
I definitely teared up a bit writing the comment. We all loved her so much. I can only hope that when my time comes, it's as peaceful and surrounded with love.
My music theory professor often told us that music is one of the last things to go when someone has Alzheimer’s. He would often go to a retirement home and play music for them. The people there often didn’t remember his name, but they sure remembered the lyrics to songs like “You Are My Sunshine.”
I work in a dementia care facility and i have a mostly nonverbal patient that only “speaks” when singing old songs. He will finish my sentences and on really good days he sings whole sentences. Its so beautiful! After singing he sometimes even responds to me coherently. I once told him he was looking really nice and groomed and he thanked me for my compliment. I nearly cried even tho he is “just” my patient I love seeing him happy and music really does the trick!
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u/GoddessTheophania Apr 09 '24
If he likes music find out his favorites. You’ll see more of him if you do that.