CBS2 New York: Bart Feller shares his experience of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease

New Jersey Symphony Principal Flutist Bart Feller uses his passion for classical music to care for his 93 year old mother, Bernice Feller, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Feller plays principal flute the New Jersey symphony. He also teaches at Julliard and Rutgers University. But he frequently performs for a special audience - his mother, Bernice. The 93-year-old has late-stage dementia and it has become challenging for her to communicate, but her son believes the melody is infused in her memory.

 

"The short term memory goes first, as you know, from Alzheimer's. So these are longer, more established memories, and so they're more accessible in the memory banks," Feller said.

CBS2 New York

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