Facebook / Songaminute Man Music has always been Ted’s passion. In the past, he toured all around Britain singing in nightclubs and pubs. But as Ted aged and his memory started to fade, performing became ...
“My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If when we talk, I repeat the ...
This nursing home, located in Ohia, USA, is one of only three places in the world specifically designed for people who suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia. Facebook Each room looks like a surburban house overlooking ...
Miriam’s 94-year-old mother lives Buenos Aires, Argentina. Miriam became suspicious after her mother’s neighbors alarmed her that the nurse she’d hired was not doing her job, according to UK-based Metro. Youtube So Miriam put up a ...
Alzheimer’s affects 50 million worldwide, with 7.7 million new cases reported globally each year. Beginning with short-term memory loss, the disease’s symptoms grow to include difficulty with language, the tendency to get lost easily, and mood swings. In ...
Before being affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Ted McDermott was known as “The Songaminute Man” because he knew so many songs by heart. “It’s a horrible illness. However, now when we’ve got him singing again he’s back in ...
“It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had ...
Dr. Mary Newport has a personal connection to Alzheimer’s. Her husband, Steve, was hit with the disease 15 years ago and she watched him as his condition slowly worsened. “Most days my husband was in a ...
“At first, she seemed confused at the sudden appearance of police officers on the tree-lined trail, and she asked if the officers were out taking a walk, too. They quietly replied ‘Yes,’ after all, it ...
Jarryd’s great-grandmother Katie has had Alzheimer’s for the past 12 years. Earlier Jarryd’s mother took care of her, but when she was ill and too busy with work, Jarryd took over. “Every morning I go in there ...