Many of us have known friends and loved ones whose minds and mental faculties have slipped away as some form of dementia has tightened its unrelenting grip. We know the challenging signs: confusion about time and place, memory lapses, language difficulties, mood changes, isolation.  No doubt, this is a painful process for nearly everyone caught in its midst.  But some of us also find precious, even bright moments as we travel this complicated journey.  Anne Mulhall has found just that and shares the lessons she’s learned from her deeply personal odyssey. 

 

Anne Mulhall lives in Charlestown, RI and fills her life with work in the film and television industry and by volunteering her time with human service organizations.

Frederic Reamer, PhD, brings sophistication to The Public's Radio as the producer of the compelling series This I Believe – New England, modeled on the national This I Believe project.Reamer's involvement...