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I'm right here. Hi. Hi. So my grandmother suffered from dementia for years and it was a very incredibly hard and difficult and emotional time for my family, especially my dad. He had to make a lot of the tough decisions. And reading about the character in the book and seeing how the family navigated love, responsibilities, and the biggest thing, managing your own grief, made me really think about

I'm right here. Hi. Hi. So my grandmother suffered from dementia for years and it was a very incredibly hard and difficult and emotional time for my family, especially my dad. He had to make a lot of the tough decisions. And reading about the character in the book and seeing how the family navigated love, responsibilities, and the biggest thing, managing your own grief, made me really think about

I'm right here. Hi. Hi. So my grandmother suffered from dementia for years and it was a very incredibly hard and difficult and emotional time for my family, especially my dad. He had to make a lot of the tough decisions. And reading about the character in the book and seeing how the family navigated love, responsibilities, and the biggest thing, managing your own grief, made me really think about

how a writer can go about writing about dementia and the family. And I wanted to know sort of your personal experiences connected to that and how you went about creating that demographic.

how a writer can go about writing about dementia and the family. And I wanted to know sort of your personal experiences connected to that and how you went about creating that demographic.

how a writer can go about writing about dementia and the family. And I wanted to know sort of your personal experiences connected to that and how you went about creating that demographic.

You do? Time just gets away from you, depending on when your life starts. Yeah. So I had children early, and then you go to work, you have bills to pay, and... I had children before a lot of my friends did. So they were out traveling and doing more things and I'm lifing. I'm taking care of my children. And then in turn, my mother got sick and I was taking care of her. So now I'm trying to...

You do? Time just gets away from you, depending on when your life starts. Yeah. So I had children early, and then you go to work, you have bills to pay, and... I had children before a lot of my friends did. So they were out traveling and doing more things and I'm lifing. I'm taking care of my children. And then in turn, my mother got sick and I was taking care of her. So now I'm trying to...

You do? Time just gets away from you, depending on when your life starts. Yeah. So I had children early, and then you go to work, you have bills to pay, and... I had children before a lot of my friends did. So they were out traveling and doing more things and I'm lifing. I'm taking care of my children. And then in turn, my mother got sick and I was taking care of her. So now I'm trying to...

Be conscious in doing something that I want to do. Whether or not anyone else wants to do it. I'm an only child, so I'm used to doing things by myself. I'm going to do what I enjoy doing. So now I'm lifing.

Be conscious in doing something that I want to do. Whether or not anyone else wants to do it. I'm an only child, so I'm used to doing things by myself. I'm going to do what I enjoy doing. So now I'm lifing.

Be conscious in doing something that I want to do. Whether or not anyone else wants to do it. I'm an only child, so I'm used to doing things by myself. I'm going to do what I enjoy doing. So now I'm lifing.

There was no right decision for her to make. She was going to be regretful either way. She would have regretted not exploring the openness that she was experiencing with Garrett because she was sharing so much with him. And she didn't have that openness with Charlie, it felt like, at least early in the book.

There was no right decision for her to make. She was going to be regretful either way. She would have regretted not exploring the openness that she was experiencing with Garrett because she was sharing so much with him. And she didn't have that openness with Charlie, it felt like, at least early in the book.

There was no right decision for her to make. She was going to be regretful either way. She would have regretted not exploring the openness that she was experiencing with Garrett because she was sharing so much with him. And she didn't have that openness with Charlie, it felt like, at least early in the book.

Azhar, you actually have a question for Eric. Yeah, I do. When I picked up the book, I thought early in the book, you mentioned Montana. And I thought Dream State was going to be about the dream state of Montana and its beauty. And then. Everything goes to ruins, things burn down to the ground to the end.

Azhar, you actually have a question for Eric. Yeah, I do. When I picked up the book, I thought early in the book, you mentioned Montana. And I thought Dream State was going to be about the dream state of Montana and its beauty. And then. Everything goes to ruins, things burn down to the ground to the end.

Azhar, you actually have a question for Eric. Yeah, I do. When I picked up the book, I thought early in the book, you mentioned Montana. And I thought Dream State was going to be about the dream state of Montana and its beauty. And then. Everything goes to ruins, things burn down to the ground to the end.

But then I was also thinking about the book and I thought, was Dream State the life of low consciousness that all of the characters almost go through? So, and I'm sure the right answer is something else entirely in your head. So I wanted to know where the title came from and what you were thinking about it.

But then I was also thinking about the book and I thought, was Dream State the life of low consciousness that all of the characters almost go through? So, and I'm sure the right answer is something else entirely in your head. So I wanted to know where the title came from and what you were thinking about it.