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Writer Dana Walrath and Composer Erik Nielsen Team Up on an Opera About Alzheimer’s Disease

When people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they often think of tragic stories of decline and loss. But South Burlington author Dana Walrath saw a different side when her mother, Alice, developed the disease and moved in with her. In her 2016 graphic memoir, Aliceheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Through the Looking Glass, Walrath, a medical anthropologist, tells of […]

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