One of the most inspiring stories I’ve reported on for this page was about the effect of music on the brain. I visited a Singing for the Brain group where people with dementia are lured out of an often silent world by the power of song. I can still see the 1,000-watt smile lighting the face of one woman when her husband who had Alzheimer’s pulled her up to dance.
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I text David to tell him I’m so nervous about moving and marrying him that I wake at 4am every day, stomach churning. Even the dogs are still snoring. I’ve never been vulnerable like this with him before. I have always put on a brave face, leaving him to read about my insecurities later. But he surprises me by being incredibly supportive.