Quotation

Plenary presentation excerpt: Movie: Good morning. It's an honor to be here. The poet Elizabeth Bishop once wrote: 'The art of losing isn't hard to master. So many things seem filled with the intent to be lost...that their loss is no disaster.' I am not a poet. I am a person living with early onset Alzheimer's. And as that person, I find myself learning the art of losing every day. Losing my bearings, losing objects, losing sleep...but mostly, losing memories." All my life, I've accumulated memories. They've become, in a way, my most precious possessions. … I am not suffering. I am struggling. Struggling to be a part of things...to stay connected to who I once was. 'So live in the moment, ' I tell myself. It's really all I can do. Live in the moment. And not beat myself up too much... And not beat myself up too much...for mastering the art of losing…