Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation Mamie Baird Magnusson's whole life was a celebration of words - words that she fought to retain in the grip of dementia. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson they had five children of whom Sally is the eldest. As well as chronicling the anguish the frustrations and the unexpected laughs and joys that she and her sisters experienced while accompanying their beloved mother on the long dementia road for eight years until her death in 2012 Sally Magnusson seeks understanding from a range of experts and asks penetrating questions about how we can face one of the greatest challenges of our times. An extraordinary and deeply personal memoir.