grandparent

February 18, 2014 - 8:45pm
Commentary: With dementia there are no right answers or easy solutions. This is the story of my grandmother.

Johanna Celo is 89 years old. She is struggling with dementia and the loss of identity that accompanies it. She lives alone and is visited by her family every day, but during the hours spent by herself, the loneliness pervades. Johanna's story is my story. She is my grandmother.