I watched a video on youtube the other day about an older black man who is wheelchair bound and lives in a nursing home. He could not talk and if spoken to, had no communicating skills with the nurses. But one day they had hooked up an ipad for him and played his favorite music which was jazz. To their surprise he started humming and swaying to the music and afterward was able to talk with his caregivers for a short time. So they made music a part of his daily life and it opened the world back up to him that had been lost by old age and health reasons.
They had the before and after verisons of the video and it was truely amazing to listen to and watch someone who did not communicate be able to let his wishes be know. It made me smile and be glad that his nurses and caregivers cared that much for him, and the best part it made him smile too.