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Consolation in Forgetting

Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: some consolation in forgetting. From February 2014.

'If dementia were a country it would be the world's 18th largest economy, somewhere between Turkey and Indonesia.'

Scottish broadcaster Sally Magnusson reads her moving but searingly honest account of her mother Mamie Baird's long struggle with dementia. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson, Mamie Baird was a pioneering journalist, known for her witty, outrageous and fun-loving stories, for her love of music and of life itself. As well as chronicling the anguish, the frustrations and the unexpected laughs that Sally and her sisters experienced while caring for their mother for eight years until her death in 2012, Sally seeks understanding from scientists, doctors, philosophers and politicians in the face of one of the greatest challenges of our times.

In today's episode: Sally sees that there is sometimes consolation in forgetting.

Abridged by: Sara Davies
Produced by: Justine Willett
Reader: Sally Magnusson

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Sally Magnusson
Producer Justine Willett
Abridger Sara Davies
Author Sally Magnusson

Broadcasts

  • Thu 6 Feb 2014 09:45
  • Fri 7 Feb 2014 00:30
  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 14:45
  • Fri 11 Jan 2019 02:45

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