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Local company revolutionizes 'reminiscence therapy'

(Photo courtesy of MyMemoryBright.com)

Local entrepreneur John Velis joins us to talk about how his company is giving Alzheimer's patients access their past.

Using pictures, videos, and audio stories 'Memory Bright' gives people suffering from Alzheimer's and their caretakers an easy place to store and play memories from their past, before the disease took hold. It's called 'reminiscence therapy' and a Northern Michigan business is bringing it to the world.

Learn more here.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Dan Wanschura is the Host and Executive Producer of Points North.
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."
Austin is a freelance reporter and producer based in Bellaire.