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I run a nonprofit that sends handwritten letters to dementia patients — looking for people to wr

Memory Matters
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I'm a 17-year-old who runs a dementia awareness nonprofit. We collect handwritten letters from volunteers worldwide and deliver them to memory care residents who don't get much personal mail.

Over 1,500 delivered so far. Letters go to real facilities — we print them and handle everything, you just write and photograph yours.

Write about anything. Your name, what you did today, your dog, your favorite food. The point isn't eloquence. It's that someone took 10 minutes to write to a stranger who might not remember getting it — but will feel it in the moment.

If you have a parent or grandparent in memory care, you already know what I mean.

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Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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