Hi,
the metaphor you used to describe Dementia is spot on. I really enjoyed this story, thank you for sharing. I perform music in care homes myself and I worked with a resident called Terry (a really nice guy). He would forget who I was every time I came to visit the group. He would often look at me with an expression like 'who the hell is he?', but after I sang a song he recognised, he would call me Ollie, as if he'd never even forgotten my name in the first place… Indeed dementia is a cruel disease, but a photograph or song can be all thats needed to unlock a lifetime of memories. Again, thanks for the story. Take it easy. Ollie L