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I never had the intention of making this movie. It happened by accident. You see, my mom’s boyfriend seemed oblivious to the fact that my mother had Alzheimer’s. This was after the diagnosis, after the anecdotal evidence, after the 23andme.com test that showed she had an elevated risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer’s. So on the one […]

March 8, 2023

The story behind the Saving Livia movie

Alzheimer's, Saving Livia

With Alzheimer’s, the changes are small and gradual. It’s easy to explain-away our loved one’s forgetfulness. Not me. I notice EVERYTHING. I’ll tell you about one day in early November, 2019, just a few days after I had moved in. I had left my mother with simple instructions with regard to her saliva test: And […]

March 8, 2023

When I knew things were bad

Alzheimer's