A video has gone viral on social media in which a 90-year-old woman with dementia recognizes her son. The man came to surprise his mother on her 90th birthday, but was pleasantly surprised when she recognized her.
The video was shared on Instagram by “Good News Correspondent” with the caption: “My brother surprised mom for her 90th birthday.”
The video starts with a man knocking on the door and his mother sitting on the couch. After greeting each other, he asks how she is, and she replies in a sincere voice, “I’m fine, thank you.”
The man then asks her, “Do I recognize who I am?” “Joey, you are my Joey”, says the woman with a beaming face.
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“I love you my Joey,” she continues, holding the man’s face in the palms of her hands.
This video has gotten 2,800 likes and over 25,000 views so far.
“I would have passed out crying,” one user commented on the post.
“OMG. I cry the way she tells him. You, my Joey. You can feel and hear the love in her voice. God bless her,” commented a second user.
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“Awe that many of us can relate to this. What a special moment,” commented another Instagram user.
It is heartbreaking to watch your parents grow older and become like the children they once cared for. But this is called the circle of life. And conditions like dementia or Alzheimer’s disease make it worse.
But moments like these warm your heart and fill your heart with sweet memories.
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More than 50 million people around the world have dementia. It is a progressive or chronic condition that leads to deterioration of cognitive function. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dementia affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning, language and judgment.
The only thing a patient with dementia can get is a lot of care and support from those around him.