A musician whose mother was diagnosed with a severe case of Alzheimer's has released a heartbreaking video of himself singing one of his own songs to her, in the hopes of helping her to remember. Joe Fraley, a songwriter who lives in Alhambra, California, commented alongside the video, which has now received more than one million views on YouTube, saying that it helps to raise awareness of the illness - and that it inspires people to cherish their own parents, while they can. 'This is a video of me playing a song to my Mom who has Alzheimer's,' he explained. 'This was before she moved into assisted living, when she lived at home with me and my Dad.
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Songwriter Joe Fraley filmed himself singing to his mom shortly before she was moved into an assisted living facility
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The musician posted the video to YouTube where it has been watched by more than one million people
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