The Songaminute Man, Simon McDermott
The Songaminute Man, Simon McDermott
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The Songaminute Man
A Tribute to the Unbreakable Bond Between Father and Son

Author: Simon McDermott

Narrator: Simon McDermott

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/04/2018


Synopsis

A powerful and emotional memoir about family and memory from the father-son singing sensation whose heartwarming carpool karaoke video took social media by storm.

At first, Simon’s beloved father, Ted, suffered sudden bad moods and forgetfulness. Then the diagnosis: Alzheimer’s.

Ted was disappearing from the family, but Simon wanted to hold on to him. While music could bring him back temporarily—the video of the two of them singing along to Ted’s favorite song was a hit around the world—Ted could no longer tell his story.

This is that story.

The Songaminute Man is the heartbreaking, poignant tale of vanishing family memories, a celebration of Ted’s life and a moving account of caring for a truly loved father.

About Simon McDermott

Simon McDermott is the son of eighty-year-old Teddy McDermott, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2013. The pair's joyful carpool karaoke videos went viral across the globe and raised over £125,000 for the Alzheimer's Society. Simon and Ted won the Pride of Britain Award for raising dementia awareness. They live in the UK.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim

A must read book. This book is a truly heartbreaking and heartwarming read, in equal measure. I loved the reality, the honesty and the humour shown by Simon. I first came across The Songaminute Man on Facebook where Simon recorded his Dad singing as they drove around town and county. It was delightfu......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

A brutally honest account of how dramatic the effects of Dementia can be. It is both moving and yet ultimately overwhelmingly heart warming. In this example of a guy with a dementia condition there is a delay in diagnosis due to him not wanting to acknowledge a decline and others only having pieces o......more