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Dementia sufferer Ted's in-car karaoke goes viral

Ted McDermott has spent most of his life touring the UK as a singer, before developing Alzheimer's Disease.

His son Simon started filming their in-car singalongs and posting the videos online in aid of the Alzheimer's Society.

He hoped to raise a thousand pounds but has now raised more than £29,000.

Simon told Charlie Charlton about the difficulties of coming to terms with his father's dementia, and how Ted still loves to sing even though his condition has deteriorated.

For more information search on Facebook for 'The Songaminute Man'.

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Friday 12 August 2016.

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