Musician Joe Fraley posted the video a couple of months ago, but it went viral a couple of days ago after he shared it on Reddit. H/T i100.

Fraley wrote this song. On Reddit, he writes: "I recently stopped bringing my guitar to my Mom's home because she no longer recognizes me and doesn't respond to it anymore."

"I wish I would have a played a lot more to her when she did. This was when she lived with my Dad and I at home."

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He adds: "My mom currently is in a stage where she wanders endlessly looking for her home."

"It's too hard for me to play songs to someone who I considered to be my biggest fan and have them leave the room during. At least at this moment. But once that stops I'll most likely start bringing my guitar again and continue to sing to her."

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He said that despite being apprehensive about sharing it, he was overwhelmed by the kind words he'd received on Reddit.

He said: "Part of me felt like it would be exploiting my Mom and letting strangers see her at her worst. She was a college professor and after she was let go from her job she was very self conscious of people thinking she was stupid. But I'm glad I posted it. People have said such nice things and it promotes awareness of such a horrible disease."

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The song hasn't been recorded, but you can listen to more of his music here.

BuzzFeed News has reached out to Fraley for further comment.

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