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Ma Chronicles: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s (part 1)

“How is your mom?” asks a face staring through the tiny zoom screen, as one popped up after the next to say hello to each other before the gentle yoga asana class begins. Somehow, on this day, I tried a new answer.

“Well it’s hard to say.”

“Is her disease progressing?” asks an elder woman, who I know is concerned about her own…