Music is so therapeutic and healing! While my mom isn't diagnosed with dementia, she does have lapses in memory and often forgets what we recently told her.
I bought her a small CD player so she can play 50's music that reminds her of when she and my dad used to dance. It brings out memories from a happy time in her life and gets her moving.
That's beautiful to hear, Janine. There is a lot of evidence these days about the therapeutic effects of music. You may want to consider the Playlist for Life resources as a means of creating a music journal. ;-)
Music is so therapeutic and healing! While my mom isn't diagnosed with dementia, she does have lapses in memory and often forgets what we recently told her.
I bought her a small CD player so she can play 50's music that reminds her of when she and my dad used to dance. It brings out memories from a happy time in her life and gets her moving.
That's beautiful to hear, Janine. There is a lot of evidence these days about the therapeutic effects of music. You may want to consider the Playlist for Life resources as a means of creating a music journal. ;-)