Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
The story of Colina and David
Within minutes of hearing we would be working with the amazing Sarah Lyon on this project, John and I developed the world’s shortest brief: connect us with one family who has been helped by your local Alzheimer Society. Sarah connected us with David, and his daughter Emily, to tell us the story of Colina, who is living with dementia. Our conversation sparkled with love and gratitude, and was punctuated
with memories of sadness and loss. We asked David to grab that old box of family photos and send it along, promising to care for it as if it was our own. The end result is a piece that looks and feels like a family scrapbook, inviting donors to see their crucial role in families like these. And Sarah can attest that they had to reprint the piece 3 or more times because they kept running out of copies!