Yes, they do help. I would pull up old songs like the Monkees, old cartoons, Alan Sherman as we sat a round the table and he would remember those and we sing along together.
OT: My brother Steve, who lived with my parents, collapsed this morning at the kitchen table and could not be revived. I am the oldest and he is the middle at 64. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was computer and math wiz and a member of Mensa until Alzheimer’s robbed him of all that. He was fun to be with to the end and although he sometimes had trouble putting thoughts together could still joke about his condition. One more empty chair for the holidays as my FIL passed last month after several years in and out of the hospital for different reasons.
Thank you all for your support! You all are awesome.