Dementia Diary: Dream a Little Dream

On a rainy day when Mom's faithful Visiting Angel was under the weather, I visited and used my phone to play Pandora's "Frank Sinatra Radio." She loved Frank's recording of "Our Love is Here to Stay," "Young at Heart," and she giggled when I suggested getting out the bathing suit and the Margaritas for "Wave." She enjoyed the lyrics to "Young at Heart."

There was a different quality when we got to these lyrics from Bing Crosby's recording that was a hit when Dad was courting her. Her hand found mine as I crooned along with Bing

While I'm alone
as blue as can be,
dream a little dream of me.