Sheboygan's Dementia-Friendly Choir brings people together through music and love

More than 30 people are finding connection, friendship and a sense of belonging through music at the Dementia-Friendly Choir of Sheboygan.It's made up of people who have dementia. It's for people also who are caregivers, as well as anybody who's been affected by dementia, which is pretty much most people, said Carra-lyn Conger, director of the Janet L. Herrick Dementia-Friendly Choir. Watch the video report below: Sheboygans Dementia-Friendly Choir brings people together through music and connectionFor Julie Messner, the choir is especially meaningful. She has never missed a rehearsal, marking every attendance check on her sheet. But her connection to dementia goes far beyond the music.In 2011, Messner began noticing changes in her mother's behavior. She remembers one moment when her mother looked out the window at a bird feeder and mistook a bird for a dog. Later, her husband, Brian, also developed dementia.Both her mother and husband passed away in 2019. During Thursday's rehearsal,