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From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

The New York Times

Stories of Love, Laws, and Redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chakrabardi.

Dimension can alter someone's personality and change how they interact with the world.

But sometimes it can also lead to moments of profound connection.

Jenny McFee writes about one of those moments in her piece,

refreshing a mother's memory with love and stories.

It's read by Zoe Saldana.

She's starred in Avatar and Guardians of the Galaxy,

and you can see her in April in Missing Link.

Zoe's also the founder of BSA, a new media platform,

aiming to represent communities that have been left out of mainstream conversations.

My mother is slowly losing her mind.

This fact, as well as all the tragic repercussions along the way,

takes up a large chunk of my chats with my four sisters,

and with many of my friends who are going through similar issues with their parents.

Recently, my mother's geriatric specialist told me there was a significant rise in dementia

in those 60 and older.

My mother is 81, particularly among women, and no one really knows why.

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