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Not the cheeriest of subjects, but I wanted to share the small bit of happiness in a sad story from my weekend...

I was a groomsman at my friend's wedding this weekend and his poor mum has quite advanced dementia now... she was more or less oblivious to her surroundings, a few times I saw her looking like she was going to cry because she was confused, it was very hard to see... but during the groom's speech, he made a reference to his parents going on their honeymoon to a caravan with their dog and his granny in tow, and she started talking to the person next to her about it, she remembered the dog's name. It was magic! Although, she had to be shushed because her son was speaking

Later on, she was up dancing with her son and had a big smile on her face and I think she knew she was dancing with him on his wedding day, there's something about music that seems to be able to cut through the fog, I had a little cry in another room with one of the other groomsmen for a few minutes and then we went back in and had a great time with a vengeance.

It's a really horrible illness... I hope the inroads they seem to be making into finding ways to tackle it keep advancing so that it becomes a problem of the past, it's just cruel how it robs people of their entire self.

Have you had experiences with loved ones suffering from dementia? Is there anything anyone could have done for you to have helped?