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Supporting Alzheimers Disease

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PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 22 Aug 2016 15:30

I haven't posted for a while but I thought that you would like to see this.

My dear Aunt passed away in February from Alzheimers, so when I received this email on Saturday it brought a tear to my eyes. A wonderful message from a son supporting his father who is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

Seventy-nine-year-old Ted McDermott has sung his entire life. He was a Butlin’s Redcoat, then travelled around performing in clubs across the U.K. He was even nicknamed “The Songaminute Man” for the sheer quantity of tracks he knew by heart.


https://youtu.be/jr6DUpnQ0Ck

I hope you are all well!
Keep smiling



Paula

<3

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 22 Aug 2016 15:38

I've watched that one many times in the last week Polly and I'll never tire of it.
They are both so happy.
<3 <3 <3 <3

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 22 Aug 2016 19:25

I have also seen it and it's on my FB page <3

Lady Scozz shared it from my page cause a relative
works with Alzheimer patients and was going to pass
it on to her :-)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 22 Aug 2016 23:42

Lovely <3

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Aug 2016 07:38

Watched it several times on facebook

What a joy for dad to have his memory back for a little time

My hubby had Alzheimer too, he had problems with word recall but could talk with no hesitation about big George and others he worked with many years prior ,He would also have great recall of incidences that had happened and every time he told his stories they were the same

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

kandj

kandj Report 23 Aug 2016 09:02

Special time for Father and Son.......... beautiful, but poignant too.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 23 Aug 2016 09:16

Good to see a happy interlude in what is a truly awful disease....Bravo Ted and Son <3 <3

Researching:
Go on, make my day!

Mersey

Mersey Report 23 Aug 2016 22:07

<3 <3

Researching:
#Be Kind

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 24 Aug 2016 19:03

Thanks for posting that, lovely to watch <3 <3

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 25 Aug 2016 16:27

Thank you all so much for your kind comments. I understand that this may have been seen before. I thought it was so beautiful and worth another look.


Paula xxx <3

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 25 Aug 2016 16:56

I agree it is worth watching over again.
Have watched it several times and the father
has such a wonderful voice. <3

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 17 Sep 2016 16:24

Ted has landed a record deal!

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-16/songaminute-man-alzheimers-sufferer-lands-record-deal-after-carpool-karaoke-style-video-finds-success-online/

Researching:
Go on, make my day!

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 17 Sep 2016 20:16

The record is released on 23rd September. I must buy it as the profits will go to the Alzheimers Society and the McDermott family.

My mother-in-law had Alzheimers so we like to do our bit.

Kath. x