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All hope seemed lost for this vet with dementia---until a care worker discovered he still had an amazing talent-teaser

Maggie Ren
When Edward Hardy began to suffer from dementia, he was admitted to the Melifont Abbey assisted living facility in Somerset, England, along with his wife, Betty. Facing the debilitating disease, Edward soon became depressed and withdrawn from as his condition worsened. No one was able to get through to him, and hope seemed lost. Little did they know, Edward still had an amazing skill within him. Not only did he used to play, but he had been a professional jazz musician. Despite his deteriorating mental state, he still remembered the notes perfectly. “It’s really amazing because even though he’s got dementia, you can name a tune and he can just play it.” “When we played concerts Ed and I would start the dancing off to get the other couples on the floor.” And most amazingly, Edward’s former bandmates saw the ad and showed up to reunite the old trio. Edward, now 94, just celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary—by playing his wife’s favorite song, “Misty.”
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