Help me to support the Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter! With a $5 or more donation to my "event", you will receive an email with a download of my song "What's Your Name?"
"What's Your Name?"
Donate $5 or more and receive an email with the song download of "What's Your Name?"
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Holly Shadoian
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Let’s kick off support for Alzheimer’s with my donation!
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Joyce Pucino
Mar 25, 2026
Great interview! Wonderful song. You did it all so perfectly calm, positive and self assured just the way you are!
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Kate Butler
Mar 31, 2026
Such a lovely tribute to your Mom. So many, unfortunately, can relate. Love you
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Happy to support a cause so closely related to what we do.
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Linda Hoyer
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Happy to donate in honor of your wonderful Mother. I have so many wonderful memories with her that I will treasure forever.
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Inspiration for “What’s Your Name?”
Friday 9th Jan
Back in 2011, my mom broke her hip and was doing a few weeks of rehab at St Antoine’s in North Smithfield. When my husband and I visited, we’d pass a lone elderly woman sitting in a hallway with a blank stare. We knew it was Alzheimer’s, but always waved and said hello to her. I wrote a song then called “What’s Your Name?”, imagining what might be going on in her mind. Little did I know that 2 years later, my mom would develop Alzheimer’s and spend her final two years in a nursing home. She passed away in 2014 at age 86.
I’d forgotten about the song until last spring when Round Pond Estate, a Napa Valley vineyard we visited, added us to their mailing list. This past spring we learned they created Honouren, a special limited edition cabernet, in honor of their late father who passed away from Alzheimer’s. They donate 50% of all proceeds from Honouren sales to Alzheimer’s. They asked folks to send a photo and story and that they would select a number of those photos to put on the next bottle label.
I sent the story of the elderly woman and my mom, the inspiration for the song I wrote. Mom’s photo was chosen and Round Pond sent us a poster of the label. We ordered our own bottle of the Honouren Cab. This led me to wanting to share my song with all of you and in doing so be able to fundraise for the Alzheimer's Association in my home state of Rhode Island. [Special thanks to my husband Charlie my song cover photo and to Brian Farrar, recording engineer at True Music Studio in Smithfield, for the professional recording of “What’s Your Name?”].
Celebrating Mother’s Day this year with a donation, to support my mom, honoring hers. Alzheimer’s hits home for many of us - and bringing awareness doesn’t just drive involvement, it gets us closer to finding ways to slow down the disease and, eventually, finding a cure. So proud of mom for using music to honor my Gram - it’s a powerful reminder that while Alzheimer’s may try to pull away memories, it can’t take our spirit or stories.