I had a wonderful visit w/ my Mom this past week [View all]
She's in the dementia ward at a local long-term care facility.
She doesn't remember me.
But at this visit she was up and showered and dressed and sitting in the community room. (She often refuses to get dressed in the morning.) She was waiting her turn for the hair dresser, as were several other residents.
The nurse's aide came in and said she would put the TV on, but that she didn't know how. She added that she'd sing for everyone, but she thought they wouldn't like that.
So I started singing.
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
I Love You a Bushel and a Peck
(You've Got the Cutest Little) Baby Face
You Are My Sunshine
Despite being in a unit where people don't have much of a memory anymore, a lot of the residents knew the words and sang along.
I'm going to dig out my ukulele and learn a bunch of songs. It was just so much fun, that I want to do it again.
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