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Scenario

How dementia complicates beliefs about soul and afterlife

My pastor said my father-in-law is 'in a better place' but he had dementia for five years and barely knew us, so I keep wondering if there was even a 'him' left to go anywhere.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing cognitive decline has raised difficult questions about the nature of identity and what persists after death.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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