“I was gifted with musical talent, she paid for drum lessons and only bought me a drum set after a year of lessons. she put a kitchen timer by my first kit with these words: "If I don't hear you practicing for 30 minutes each day, the drums go back to the store!" (*that was 1978, I've been a professional drummer for 35+ years).” I broke into tears after reading this section and could not stop all the way through. I hope I can share this with my husband, his mom was his lifeline, second to me, and she is dying of dementia too.