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Mental Health Information

littlemissmartypants

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13. You're welcome, barbtries.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 04:33 PM

Mar 2019

My mom has recently been diagnosed. I'm hoping that she will sing with me during my next visit. Problem is she gets agitated easily. There’s always been an underlying anxiety problem which seems to be exacerbated. But I am hopeful.

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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