After 18 years of living with Alzheimer's disease, Marti Kaye spends most of her time in a wheelchair, expressionless. That changes the minute her son Adam Kaye starts playing his guitar.
Adam Kaye and his mother, Marti Kaye, spend every Sunday together. Adam normally plays some of her favorite songs on his guitar, with Marti whistling or humming along. But he recently had shoulder surgery and won't be able to strum a guitar for a while.Adam Kaye and his mother, Marti Kaye, spend every Sunday together. Adam normally plays some of her favorite songs on his guitar, with Marti whistling or humming along.
Marti had always supported Adam in life's endeavors: buying him guitars, driving him to music lessons and helping with school. Watching his mother deteriorate was painful, Adams says, seeing her go from being the woman who would light the room to a shadow of her former self. And when his mother had to leave her home and move in with full-time caretakers in the summer of 2015, he was determined to be there for her.
"Some of the posted comments touched upon how these videos and the togetherness brings tears to their eyes and makes them think of their own loved ones and their own stories and what they go through," Adam says."That is why I feel really good about doing this. I know that Marti, with her forever benevolent heart, would want to do anything ever within her means to help people."inevitably progressed, the words to her favorite songs began to slip away.
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