The Daily

Revisiting 'The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia'

05.12.2024 - By The New York TimesPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Earlier this year, we shared the story of one family’s dispute over a loved one with dementia. That story, originally reported in The New York Times Magazine by Katie Engelhart, won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing this past week. Today, we're revisiting Katie’s story – and the question at the heart of it: When cognitive decline changes people, should we respect their new desires?

More episodes from The Daily