I May Be Forgetful
September 23, 2025
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This pleasant poem highlights how people living with dementia may be feeling.
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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son
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Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.
America’s Amazing Alzheimer’s Choir
September 1, 2025
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Once a week, a chorus of people with Alzheimer’s rehearse side-by-side with their caregivers. The songs they sing are, remarkably, often from memory. Watch “The Giving Voice Chorus” in action.
Wedding Gift from Dad with Dementia
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This bride’s father has dementia. On her wedding day, she triggers his memory with an activity they shared in her childhood. See what happens.
Son, What is That?
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Two Mothers Remembered
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POEM: Moving poetry about mothers, dementia and powerful love.
A Man with Dementia on a Bike
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I Have Dementia, But Dementia Doesn’t Have Me
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A Big Thanksgiving Laugh from A Little Old Lady
November 28, 2024
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Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Letter: Still Relevant, Still Moving
November 7, 2024
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