Alzheimer's Blogging:

I love getting Alzheimer's Weekly on line magazine. Even though I don't have my father in law around anymore to take care of I can still keep in touch with this magazine. I still pick up patients in my ambulance with this disease, which are my favorite patients and I feel so blessed that I am the one to take them to the hospital. I was just reading and listening to this video about a group called The Unforgettables. They have a concert coming up and they say dementia  benefits from this music therapy.  Check this out. http://alzheimersweekly.com/ and look under the heading of Unforgettable Alzheimer's Dementia Choir.


I do remember one time when I had a Christmas party for my father in law before we took him out of Illinois. We had all the relatives over and my children decided to  put on karaoke. My father in law  danced to the music as my girls sang the tunes. We all had such fun. But the best part was it seemed like dad fit in at that time just having fun with everyone. Before that it looked like he was lost with all the people walking around, eating food and just talking. He couldn't understand all that they were saying so he could not really join the conversation. He just sat in a chair and watched everyone. But boy did he come to life when the music came on.

Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press an Imprint of James A Rock Pub., Co.
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