The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127047 Message #2830447
Posted By: Genie
04-Feb-10 - 10:46 PM
Thread Name: Standing Up or Sitting Down
Subject: RE: Standing Up or Sitting Down
Love that story, Joybell. I encounter similar occurrences with very senior dementia patients fairly often. Not the standing upright after being in a wheelchair for years, perhaps, but the rention of both strong vocals and memory for songs despite the loss of other cognitive skills.
Of course, many nursing home residents are in wheelchairs, not because they CAN'T stand or walk, but because the care team believes they SHOULDN'T. Sometimes these frail elderly people are fairly strong and love to stand, walk, and even dance. But it can pose a serious risk of falling - which is often fatal, if a hip is broken - so they spend a lot more time in wheelchairs than some of them prefer. I'm really not surprise you soaring-voiced soprano stood up to sing.