How I Kidnapped My Grandmother
Navigating Memory and Loss on the Road to 100
A granddaughter and her 97-year-old grandmother’s extraordinary true journey around the world.
When Kim Freeland discovered in the spring of 2021 that her beloved step-grandmother had dementia, her whole world began to close in around her. It felt like a repeat of a tragedy that had unfolded less than a decade earlier, in the icy streets of Toronto.
Determined to break the cycle of the past, Kim and “Auntie Dee” swiftly embarked on a stunning journey that took them first to the glacial majesty of Newfoundland’s icebergs, and then around the world.
A journey of love, loss and adventure, and a meditation on what we owe ourselves, and each other, when time begins to slip away.
In the Toronto Star
She was diagnosed with dementia. Then this 95-year-old decided to do something ‘crazy’, travel the world
As Dorothy Lay tackles her bucket list, her granddaughter hopes the travels will slow her decline and prevent another devastating loss for her family.