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luvs2sing

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2. I experienced this while singing Christmas carols..

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Sun Mar 10, 2019, 11:56 AM

Mar 2019

with a church group to a man at a nursing home. His two adult daughters and a couple grandkids were there with him, and we were told he would not be responsive. They were wrong. A few songs in, I looked up from my music to see him staring intensely at me with tears pouring down his face. As we sang, he started singing along in a clear voice. By this time we were all in tears. When we finished, he shook every hand, looked every one of us in the eye and wished us a merry Christmas. For that short period of time, he was “there”, and it is one of the most profound experiences of my life.

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Study: Memories of music cannot be lost to Alzheimer's and dementia [View all] littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 OP

There's a movie about this (well, sortof) with the great JK Simmons ... very good flick imho ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #1

I experienced this while singing Christmas carols.. luvs2sing Mar 2019 #2

Beautiful story, thanks so much for sharing it, luvs2sing. ❤ littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #3

My wife and I care for her mother in our home while we can and she plays fiddle, piano, and guitar.. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #4

Beautiful! True Blue American Mar 2019 #6

My late mother would get upset at times Duppers Mar 2019 #9

Wonderful story, thanks for sharing it, PeeJ52.❤ littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #11

Glen Campbell. barbtries Mar 2019 #15

Didn't know that... I could only watch a few minutes before bawling... PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #16

the documentary is really good. barbtries Mar 2019 #17

Mark Lowry True Blue American Mar 2019 #5

I wish I had known this when my mother was alive lunatica Mar 2019 #7

My thought too. ❣️ LakeArenal Mar 2019 #8

It seems to be a hint that the cure is already in the brain lunatica Mar 2019 #10

i messaged the link to 2 people on fb barbtries Mar 2019 #12

You're welcome, barbtries. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #13

way back in 1980 barbtries Mar 2019 #14