Alzheimer's: the power of touch
(touch is magic)
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It's been an amazing transformation, and Sol Rogers, of Auburndale, deserves all the credit.
For the past two and a half years, Rogers, 91, has visited his wife, Rita, everyday at Briarwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease. At first, even after more than 60 years of marriage, she didn't recognize him.
"Inward torture. She was moaning and very unhappy," said Lynette Veo, director of nursing at Briarwood.
"It was talking to like a vegetable. So I started to get nervous and shaky myself, and I thought I was coming down with a nervous breakdown," said Rogers.
But then Rogers got what he calls an idea from above. One day, he got into bed with her, hugged and kissed her and told her how much he loved her.
For the past two and a half years, Rogers, 91, has visited his wife, Rita, everyday at Briarwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease. At first, even after more than 60 years of marriage, she didn't recognize him.
"Inward torture. She was moaning and very unhappy," said Lynette Veo, director of nursing at Briarwood.
"It was talking to like a vegetable. So I started to get nervous and shaky myself, and I thought I was coming down with a nervous breakdown," said Rogers.
But then Rogers got what he calls an idea from above. One day, he got into bed with her, hugged and kissed her and told her how much he loved her.
"After an hour's time, she became a new woman," said Rogers. "She started talking. She knew who I was. The doctor said I discovered a medical miracle." Read more: thebostonchannel.com
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