Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)
1st January 2008, 20:03
Ok I know I have spelt alzcheimers wrong - don't have access to a dictionary.
I am currently in Nelson and visit my mother daily - she is in a "secure" home with the above condition. She kept running away from the other homes, as it turned out for obvious reasons. However she does remember me and her face lights up. Repeats herself alot but that's ok it is all positive stuff.
Anyway - I hadn't touched a piano for 3 years (mine is in storage) only so much you can fit in a studio apartment and no-one is willing to heave a piano up 3 flights of stairs lol.
I am not one of these really talented people that play by ear and usually need music but had remembered a few pieces of course, by heart. So I played them. All the old folks were singing along. I stopped after I had played all I knew but they said "Please don't stop - keep playing" well hey I suddenly thought they all have alzchiemers and won't remember what I have played so continued to repeat them all.
Been happening that way for the last 3 days lol. Something so simple gives them all such joy - they were just sitting there in the lounge - not watching the mute tv but as soon as I played the piano - men and women alike - sang along or just listened and enjoyed - in fact it was the men who asked me to keep playing! My mother stood beside me pretending to play the piano - I had forgotten she had learnt for a while, then she sang - she has a lovely soft voice. I felt really humbled and had honestly forgotten I had that skill.
To My GSXF I hope to catch up with you later in the week. Have not forgotten. Boy I sure wish I had my bike here. Such great weather and I am not use to just having a cage.
Happy New Year everybody.
Cheers
I am currently in Nelson and visit my mother daily - she is in a "secure" home with the above condition. She kept running away from the other homes, as it turned out for obvious reasons. However she does remember me and her face lights up. Repeats herself alot but that's ok it is all positive stuff.
Anyway - I hadn't touched a piano for 3 years (mine is in storage) only so much you can fit in a studio apartment and no-one is willing to heave a piano up 3 flights of stairs lol.
I am not one of these really talented people that play by ear and usually need music but had remembered a few pieces of course, by heart. So I played them. All the old folks were singing along. I stopped after I had played all I knew but they said "Please don't stop - keep playing" well hey I suddenly thought they all have alzchiemers and won't remember what I have played so continued to repeat them all.
Been happening that way for the last 3 days lol. Something so simple gives them all such joy - they were just sitting there in the lounge - not watching the mute tv but as soon as I played the piano - men and women alike - sang along or just listened and enjoyed - in fact it was the men who asked me to keep playing! My mother stood beside me pretending to play the piano - I had forgotten she had learnt for a while, then she sang - she has a lovely soft voice. I felt really humbled and had honestly forgotten I had that skill.
To My GSXF I hope to catch up with you later in the week. Have not forgotten. Boy I sure wish I had my bike here. Such great weather and I am not use to just having a cage.
Happy New Year everybody.
Cheers