When can I hear Storycorps on WABE 90.1FM?
Tuesday during Morning Edition at 7:35am
Tuesday during City Café between 12-1pm
Friday during Morning Edition between 6-7am and 8-9am
Click here to learn more about the StoryCorps-Atlanta experience: read the StoryCorps-Atlanta Blog
Tobyette Wheeler & Percy Jackson
When dementia hits older adults, it can tear families apart—or bring them together. When Tobyette Wheeler Jackson and her siblings realized that their 64-year-old mother had dementia, they decided to come together, literally. At StoryCorps, Tobyette told the story to the husband she met after her mother’s death, Percy Jackson. Recorded in partnership with The Wren’s Nest.
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February 28, 2012Lee Rushing & Allison RushingAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Lee Rushing, of Flowery Branch, was known as Lisa Rushing growing up, but early on, he realized that his physical body didn’t match who he knew himself to be on the inside. He told his story to his partner, Allison Rushing.
