Im Not Crying Analysis
I'm not crying, you're crying.
In the first video, a woman that works at a nursing home talks about a special resident she had that barely responded but music would make the patient sway to the music and the patient would respond. Henry is shown and has been in the nursing home for 10 years due to his seizures and his wife not being able to give him the adequate care he needed. Henry's daughter said that when her father was younger, he would dance and sing with her. The nursing home staff says Henry is depressed and very quiet. When the headphones were placed on him and he heard music, he instantly lights up and starts to sing and sway to the music. I found this to be so precious. Henry says he is, ''crazy about music.'' I found it …show more content…
I absolutely agree with that statement. I think music has amazing emotional powers. Songs can make us laugh, cry, relax, and sometimes even make us angry. John is shown in this video and the staff says that he doesn't really converse with people, he just kind of exists. I found this to be so incredibly sad. I'm an EMT and constantly go to nursing homes and I always hate seeing the sad and alone residents in the corner in their wheelchairs with no one to talk to. All I can do is offer a smile and give a quick greeting on the way with the stretcher to pick up a patient to transport. John has dementia and he couldn't remember anything about himself. So, it was hard for the staff to try to find out what music he enjoyed. I thought the backstory they found out about John was interesting. Once he had those headphones on, he turned into a vivid, full of life man again. He danced in his wheelchair, sang for the entire room and said he enjoys to sing for his gang. Music and focused attention was all it took to awaken his feelings, feelings he hadn't felt in many years. He starts to cry and says he doesn't know why he was crying. I think he was crying because of the happy emotions he felt and maybe for the youth he misses and the lucid mind he once had. I really enjoyed these two videos. I love to see nursing home staff employees help make the residents happy and to spend time with these sweet people. I don't
In the first video, a woman that works at a nursing home talks about a special resident she had that barely responded but music would make the patient sway to the music and the patient would respond. Henry is shown and has been in the nursing home for 10 years due to his seizures and his wife not being able to give him the adequate care he needed. Henry's daughter said that when her father was younger, he would dance and sing with her. The nursing home staff says Henry is depressed and very quiet. When the headphones were placed on him and he heard music, he instantly lights up and starts to sing and sway to the music. I found this to be so precious. Henry says he is, ''crazy about music.'' I found it …show more content…
I absolutely agree with that statement. I think music has amazing emotional powers. Songs can make us laugh, cry, relax, and sometimes even make us angry. John is shown in this video and the staff says that he doesn't really converse with people, he just kind of exists. I found this to be so incredibly sad. I'm an EMT and constantly go to nursing homes and I always hate seeing the sad and alone residents in the corner in their wheelchairs with no one to talk to. All I can do is offer a smile and give a quick greeting on the way with the stretcher to pick up a patient to transport. John has dementia and he couldn't remember anything about himself. So, it was hard for the staff to try to find out what music he enjoyed. I thought the backstory they found out about John was interesting. Once he had those headphones on, he turned into a vivid, full of life man again. He danced in his wheelchair, sang for the entire room and said he enjoys to sing for his gang. Music and focused attention was all it took to awaken his feelings, feelings he hadn't felt in many years. He starts to cry and says he doesn't know why he was crying. I think he was crying because of the happy emotions he felt and maybe for the youth he misses and the lucid mind he once had. I really enjoyed these two videos. I love to see nursing home staff employees help make the residents happy and to spend time with these sweet people. I don't