Friday, September 30, 2011

Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words

In an age of memoir, blogs and Facebook, where we seemingly have the compulsion to document every aspect of our lives, perhaps it's important to ask ourselves whether it's the moments we remember, or the ones we forget that are really important.

Nothing brings this into bold relief more than dealing with Alzheimer's. Kate Whouley had to confront this idea with her mother and it's given her a whole new perspective on life, family and what living in the moment is really about.

My conversation with Kate Whouley about her memoir Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels with Mom in the Land of Dementia.



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