Woman Helps Alzheimer's Patient Recompose Forgotten Songs

67-year-old Steve Goodwin was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease almost three years ago. Because of his illness, he was forced to give up his job as a software designer. But his wife Jonie says the hardest part about all this is that Steve can no longer remember the songs he composed on the piano over the years.

Throughout his life, Steve wrote over 24 songs and most of them were written for the love of his life, Jonie. These special songs served as the soundtrack to their lives. She says, "losing the songs would be like losing him". Unfortunately, Steve never wrote down those songs, so as his memory started fading, so did pieces of all the music.

Then one day a family friend and pianist named Naomi stepped in and did something amazing. Naomi offered to help reconstruct the songs using the bits and pieces Steve could still play from memory. Note by note, Naomi slowly helped Steve recover his songs and they made sure to record every finished piece so it would never be forgotten again. And one of the most incredible things is that with Naomi's help, Steve was able to write an entirely new song.

While Steve continually forgets conversations and can no longer add numbers, music still lives inside of him. What a special memory for Steve and his family.

I know that they will cherish these forever. Our prayers go out to Steve and his family during this difficult time.