Child of Earth and Starry Heaven

When L. Annette Binder's mother starts to forget things she's always known, Annette researches ways to keep her from losing touch with the world. They try supplements and exercise routines, light therapy and sound tracks with 40-Hertz clicks. Annette begins to speak German with her mother-something she'd resisted since immigrating to the United States with her parents years before. And when these therapies prove ineffective, Annette simply spends time with her mother. Hour upon hour in memo...