Giving a doll to Alzheimer patients?

Alzheimer; News from the web:

It was a shock for me when the home had provided my mother with a baby doll and she seemed not to understand that it was a doll. It kept her busy all day because the doll would make cry noises and she would rock it and talk to it.

After the initial shock, I could find no harm in it. She was so happy and showed all the skills she had used to raise our large family. See today’s link for more people who feel conflicted when seeing this but eventually also see the benefits.

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