An aging mathematician sits on a park bench that exists inside his mind, struggling to retain his memories as dementia begins to erase his world. He speaks with his grandson, Noah, and his son, Ted, attempting to explain how the road ahead of him is shrinking while the squares of his memory are fading to white. The narrative captures the specific mathematical logic the grandfather uses to describe his disappearing identity and his refusal to let go of the image of his late wife.
This story is for readers who are supporting family members through cognitive decline or who want to understand the mechanical reality of memory loss from the perspective of the one experiencing it. The text provides a framework for saying goodbye and acknowledging the fear of forgetting loved ones. Readers walk away with a vocabulary for loss and a way to visualize the transition between holding onto the past and accepting a silent future.
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
