singing

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hello all,

my dad was also a music lover. he loved all types of music, from symphony to

jazz to rock to classical, you name it. and he would sing, off key but thats

ok. and i have the same love of music, and the same off key voice.

i, however, would change words to popular songs just to make others laugh. for

ex, we all live in the purple submarine, becuase purple is my favorite color.

another one i would sing alot to the tune of old macdonald had a farm. but would

sing sharon murray had a house eieio, in the house she had 5 dogs, eieio, with a

woof woof here etc. and dad would just giggle, as his lbd progressed his laugh

was more infanitle and cuter. i would make up all types of songs and rhyes and

he would just giggle and hum with me all the time. changing happy birhtday to

hippo birthday. or frosty the snowman would be snickers the dogman , after my

dog snickers, i had fun, dad laughed and i have wonderful yet silly memories.

and sometimes when dad was being irate and hateful, i would softly start singing

my song and gradually sing it louder and often it would get dad off of his

temper tantrum, not alwyas but more often than not it worked.

hugs to all, sharon m

--

Daugher of Leonard, diag May 2004, had lbd since 1993, had hip surgery from fall

7/05, aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, had aspiration

pneumonia and uti 8/05, died of blood pressure drop on 9/25/05,

may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

a smile a day keeps the meanies away

---- Gerry Deverell wrote:

April, Myrna, Arlene and Others-

My Dad, as with most LBD pts, had a soft wipsy voice. Amazingly, Dad's singing

voice was always much stronger. I think he really enjoyed singing, because it

was something he could still do. While he did not always remember all of the

words to the oldies, he improvised and did a good job filling in the blanks.

I would suggest that you encourage your love ones to sing and sing out loud.

BTW, I finally added some family photos to our Yahoo LBD website. Hope you

enjoy.

Gerry Deverell

Wilmington, De.

Daughter and caregiver of Dick Deverell, who died on 9-11-05 after more than a 4

yr. battlewith LBD.

Re: Just Returned From Visit W/In-Laws

April, I know how sad your FIL'S condition is making you and I am sorry that

you have to see this. It IS shocking to see the deterioration of someone

that you love. I may be wrong, but I think that occasional lucid remarks often

lead us to believe that our LO'S aren't as bad as we thought. In other

words, asking for Neosporin may not be indicative of anything more than an

insight for the moment and then there may be lapses. I guess it is that 'hope

springs eternal.' I think that your MIL can't possibly be giving you all of

the

nitty gritty of each day but I agree that she needs help, even help with

using good judgment. I doubt if that scooter is appropriate at this point or

having the oriental rugs down. They sound more like hazards. If your FIL

could move on his own more, he'd feel a lot better and probably look better

also

but it is tough to get someone going who is very resistant.

Even reading something outloud could help his voice - IF he would do it. It

is like pulling teeth to get someone with dementia to do certain things.

Other times they are cooperative. I hope that you can enjoy your days with

your family without this overpowering sorrow that you feel. Arlene