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Music and Memory: Remembering the Good Ol' Days With Mom

Dorian Martin
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Dorian Martin, who helped to care for an aging grandmother and was...

Dorian Martin

Monday, February 04, 2008
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As I work through the process of mourning Mom's death, I find that music - especially certain songs - tend to cause the tears to flow. Sometimes the songs are not surprising in their ability to tap into the well of grief, but other times a particular grouping of musical notes, a certain phrasing ...
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    Sue
    Monday, February 04, 2008 at 09:30 PM

    Dorian:

     

    Thanks so much for your post, I so look forward to hearing from you!

     

    Music - gosh what you write is so true.  Happy times, sad times, and everything in between.

     

    I hope you hear the happy times over and over again!

     

    All the best, sue 

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  2. I lost my mother to Alzheimer\\\'s
    cathysantamor
    Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 09:09 PM

     

                Heart             Feb 19, 2008

            Dear Martin:

                   I no what you are going threw I lost my Mother 3 years ago.

             to Alzheimer's It was bad she was in her last stage.

            I still read a lot about alzheimer's and hoping to find someone to talk to about this with.hoping some day they will fine a drug to take care of this if you would like to talk more you can talk with me on line or drop me a line my email address is cathysantmore@yahoo.com

        I,am from maine if you would like to no

    thank you  cathy santamore

     

             

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