Even during the recording sessions, the evidence of his illness hit hard when he wasn't singing, as Colapinto shared:

However, he won't be able to promote it himself through interviews or tours like he normally would. So that's what he's done making this new album with Lady Gaga, which is set to be released this spring. Music is a surprisingly powerful tool for people with Alzheimer's-even patients with severe and advanced dementia can have memories triggered with music-so Bennett's neurologist encouraged him to continue making music for as long as he enjoys it. She wasn't sure if he was going to be up to the task of recording an album, but they decided to try. Susan told AARP that they are fortunate in that her husband has tons of support and is able to still live a relatively normal life as his memory deteriorates. 'Mundane objects as familiar as a fork or a set of house keys can be utterly mysterious to him,' Colapinto wrote. Susan says he can thankfully still remember family members, but he's not always sure of what he's doing or what's happening. The picture he paints in the article is a familiar one for those who have experienced a loved one's cognitive decline-alternating expressionless reactions and moments of lucidity with no seeming rhyme or reason. In the latest issue of AARP magazine, writer John Colapinto describes meeting Bennett recently in the New York apartment he shares with his wife and primary caregiver, Susan.

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