A group in Ottawa is using their passion for song and dance as a way of coping with dementia.
The Turquoise Music Program, organized through the Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County, meets every Monday for a 90-minute session of singing and dancing, but most importantly offers a reminder that its members are not alone.
Chris White, the group’s co-leader and musician, has seen this first-hand in what he calls a “profound experience.”“It's a weird thing to say that having a singing group for people with dementia can be fun but that's part of the whole point. an antidote to all the parts of it that are definitely not fun at all.”
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