Dementia was like a truth serum.

“As proof of her faith, my mother used to carry a samll leatherette Bible when s…”

“And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of th…”

“Because sometimes that is the only way to remember what is in your bones. You m…”

“Each person is made of five different elements, she told me. Too much fire and …”