‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother

As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisit

‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother

TL;DR

  • Hundreds of albums are being sorted through from a childhood home.
  • The progression of Alzheimer's makes revisiting memories difficult.
  • Some albums are too painful to look through.