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Love and memory

Love and memory

Browsing family photos enables Debbie Rapp to reconnect with her father and help both with his dementia diagnosis. 

Published: December 7, 2024
As a way to help herself and her father connect with each other and distant memories, Debbie will often spend time looking through photo albums with her father. She asks Richard if and what he remembers about the images, and will explain them if he doesn’t know.
Photo by Kelsey Quinn Leary
Debbie Rapp has become the primary caretaker for her father, Richard, as he has been diagnosed with dementia. To help herself and her father connect with each other and distant memories, Debbie will often spend time looking through photo albums with her father. Above, their dog Shadow nudges in while Debbie asks her father if and what he remembers about the images, and will explain them if he doesn’t know.