REMEMBER
The concept is elegantly simple: Provide a dementia sufferer with an MP3 player that has been loaded with music tailored to their taste. Let them listen. Ask them about it.
Dr. Bill Thomas is an international expert on elderhood and geriatric medicine. His latest book, Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life, was published by Simon and Schuster in March 2014.