Daughter and Father With ‘Time-Traveling’ Alzheimer’s Closer Than Ever After Mom Passes Away

Daughter and Father With ‘Time-Traveling’ Alzheimer’s Closer Than Ever After Mom Passes Away
Courtesy of Liliana Bellini
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When Liliana Bellini’s mother passed away in 2013, she feared that her relationship with her elderly father would be lost to the cruel progression of his disease: Alzheimer’s. However, to Liliana’s delight, her father let her into a shared secret world that strengthened their connection like never before.

Liliana chooses not to use the term “Alzheimer’s” to describe her father’s condition; rather, she says he can “time travel.”