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Why Do Some Memories Survive Dementia?

Why Do Some Memories Survive Dementia?

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When Times reporter Ellen Barry’s father developed dementia after a fall, her family spent years trying to manage his erratic behavior and confusion. They struggled to convince him that he was home, he was safe, and he shouldn’t try to leave. The experien

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When the Times reporter Ellen Barry’s father developed dementia
after a fall, her family spent years trying to manage his erratic
behavior and confusion. They struggled to convince him that he
was home, he was safe, and he shouldn’t try to leave. The
experience was exasperating and impossible to understand.

Today, Ellen tells the story of those years, and of how she
discovered scientific research that helped explain everything her
family had lived through — research that could potentially help
to save precious memories from being lost forever.

On Today’s Episode

Ellen Barry, a mental health reporter for The
New York Times

Background Reading

When My Father’s Canary Flew Away

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