Memory disorders were not something that I knew much about until my mother was diagnosed with dementia over ten years ago. I learned of Connect through Christ Church once my mother reached the point where 24-hour care was required and I began to search for activities that she could participate in that helped keep her engaged and that she could enjoy. What a blessing Connect has been. Our community is fortunate to have other options for memory disorder patients such as Caring Days and they are all wonderful. The volunteers that support the Tuscaloosa Connect program are special people and so many of them are from the Christ Church family. Fellow parishioners that have known my family and my mother specifically for decades. I can only tell you that Connect is different. I try to visit each week and it is hard to describe the love, compassion and genuine goodness that I see in all of the Connect volunteers. I see it in the eyes and faces of the participants. I feel it from my mother when we hold hands and she looks and smiles at me. Connect is special.