<p>When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the grieving starts years before the end. In <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-End-Is-the-Beginning/Jill-Bialosky/9781451677928" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The End Is the Beginning</a>, Jill Bialosky tells her mother’s story in reverse. Jill and Vanessa talk about what it means to “eulogize” someone while they’re disappearing, and how writing can be both tribute and survival. You can read Jill’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/opinion/coronavirus-burial-facetime.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New York Times essay</a> on losing her mother during the pandemic.</p><p><br /></p><p>To connect with the team, find us on ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soyourparentsareold?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram⁠</a> and ⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SoYourParentsAreOld" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube⁠</a>, or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We want to hear from you! </p><p><br /></p><p>Lily Houston Smith is our senior producer; music by Mark McAdam and Amber Devereux.</p>