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Vol. I / No. 1799
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Family Aug 6, 2026

Her mother has dementia. She has been writing weekly letters to the version of her mother who is no longer available, for nine years.

A woman in Ann Arbor has, for the past nine years, been quietly writing weekly letters to the specific version of her mother that her mother's dementia has taken. Her mother is still alive. She has…
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Aging Jun 19, 2026

Her 71-year-old mother started a podcast. It has a bigger audience than hers.

A 43-year-old professional podcaster's mother started, in retirement, a podcast called "Small Things I Have Thought About." Two years later, the mother's show has more listeners than the daughter's professionally produced one. The daughter is proud.…
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