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Almost Wordless Today - Blank Stares By Jay Allen

February 01, 2018


I've had a lot of words come to my mind lately. I just haven't known how to put them all together. I heard this song today, and thought this is how I have been feeling lately.

This song brought tears to my eyes.

I'm so glad that people with the gift of singing use their talent to create songs like this!

 Jay Allen - Blank Stares

My blessings and thoughts go out to everyone who has had Alzheimer's or any other Dementia hit their family!

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My Mom is Bruno Mars Biggest Fan with Dementia

August 16, 2017



Growing up, my mom was a fan of Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Martina McBride, Neil Diamond, Enya, and Kenny G. Just to name a few.

My mom is NOW the BIGGEST FAN of Bruno Mars! She has liked Bruno Mars since her dementia days. She loves to sing to him, dance, and just laugh at what the songs say. She always tells me when she hears a Bruno Mars song that he's a good singer.

It is true that I have driven my mom around the block, a few times, just so she can listen to Bruno Mars in the car, and so she can sing, and laugh. It is true that has made my mom's day more than a few times. My mom is always fascinated when I replay a certain song over and over for her. She'll light up and say "it's on again?",  as if it's a surprise that the song can play more than once in a row.

I know Bruno Mars has a lot of fans. Too many to count, but no matter what, my mom is going to be Bruno Mars' biggest fan ever with dementia!

Thank you, Bruno Mars for lighting up my mom's days when she hears your music!

My mom's favorite music for the last few years has been -

- The Best Day of My Life by American Authors (Hands down, her favorite song and life motto right now. It is also her and Jon's (my mom's son) song together. Jon introduced her to this song. She has loved it from that moment on.)

- Any Song of Bruno Mars

- Any Song of Adam Levine (She's not fully into Adam Levine anymore because I think she has forgotten who he is. )

Music lightens my mom right up! Music has been our lifesaver during this dementia time!


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Music = Therapy

March 29, 2014



  I put the app, Pandora onto my mom's phone this last month. Pandora is like a music lover's heaven with loads and loads of different music that you can listen to for FREE! I set up some different stations and singers that my mom would enjoy. I added Celine Dion, Michael Buble, Katy Perry, Tim McGraw, Neil Diamond, just to name a few.

   Paul bought my mom some head phones, for her birthday, so my mom could listen to some music, and so she could jam out to the music, which she LOVES to do. Paul and I enjoy driving my mom around with our radio on and she has her own music on. She loves singing to her songs and it is fun to listen to her sing because she is so happy in her own music world. Music has been the best therapy! It's fun to watch my mom walk out of her house all ready to go with her head phones on when we get to her house to pick her up to go somewhere. She loves to wear her head phones while walking at the park, when we take Lucky for walks, at the doctor office after the doctor visits (helps her cool down, after the visits stress her out), while walking Tiger outside on his leash, & while driving in the car.

  I'm so thankful that my mom has found something that she enjoys and that brings her happiness right now in her life!






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