Keri Kitay lost her mum to dementia & her lessons are for us all

Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia and author Keri Kitay watched her mum battled early onset Alzheimer's for eight years before she died aged 63. She shares her heartbreaking journey…   WANT MORE FROM KERI? For more on her book The Long Goodbye (Hachette, $34.99) see here or for Keri, see @kerikitay. For the Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) see here.     WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.