Incredibly, People with Dementia Can Often Recognize Cherished Hymns
b'By Richard Hunt\\nOperation Sing Again specializes in getting hymn-filled DVDs to nursing homes and care facilities free-of-charge, and the results can be wonderful!\\n\\n\\u201cI\\u2019ve talked to several people who are in the senior care line of work and they tell me that the part of the brain that houses music and rhyme is the last part of the brain to deteriorate from Alzheimer\\u2019s or dementia. So even when people can\\u2019t have a conversation with you, they will respond to music or singing,\\u201d shares Gerald Wolfe, who saw his own dad trying to sing. \\u201cAnd that\\u2019s the last memory I have of being with him, trying to sing, \\u2018Amazing Grace.\\u2019\\u201d'