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“Fortunately, I have a musical ability. I learned that Alzheimer** patients can’t tell you who they are,2 not what day it is, but their ability tcC
sing has not been affected. . j
“Let me play “You are My Sun-J shine” and eyes begin to sparkle and* they begin to sing. Recently, I kept5? passing a room where a lady keptj singing ‘Oh God, help me, Oh Go^J help me.’ 1 finally stopped by ant^j asked, ‘Are you from Culpeper?' She* stopped, looked up at me and said, ‘C was born in China.’ 3
“She was a child of two Baptist* missionaries, and at age 90-plus, she" sang ‘Amazing Grace’ with me.
“My wife, children and grandchil-i dren are very supportive of me. Re-J cently we had a group from Thq} Virginia, a large health care in FallsJ Church, come to visit the farm. Just* walking on grass is a wonderful di-3 version. «
“Many want to help, but feel in* adequate. Where there’s a willy there is a way. What does one doll Sometime just holding a hand let£ that person know you care. If thejg are lucid, they like to reminiscence about their own childhood, them dog, the horse they rode, and they* love to hear what my grandchildreif are.doing. *
“Recently, I found they were nob getting fresh tomatoes, onions? peaches and apples. What a treat was to give some. ;
“Just always think of two thing* when you want to do something foi older people: You will be there som* day and wouldn’t a visit mean a lot! and as the the Good Book says: ‘If you do it until the least of these my brethem, you have done it unto me* You will always receive more than you give.”
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