From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes a moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.

"A novella to be savored and reread about a boy, his dad and his grandpa as they learn to say goodbye. It's a little book with a big message." 

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"Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia"- Gerda Saunders

Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature.

"Saunders...writes bravely about her early-onset dementia diagnosis, and nicely bridges the intensely personal experience of her failing mind with examinations of neurological science..."

- Publishers Weekly

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Producer, JoAnn Mar spent the last year doing research and interviewing physicians, medical experts, and patients. The results of her research are included in The End of Life Radio Project, which examines four important components of end-of-life care: Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Advance Health Care Directives, and Physician-Assisted Dying.

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