Can Dementia Be Delayed? with Lisa Skinner | Ship's Log #27

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories · Jul 2, 2026 · 1h · transcript

"They may not recognize your face. They may not know your name — depending on the day. But they will remember for a long time how you made them feel." — Lisa Skinner

Episode Summary

What does it actually mean when a doctor says 'Alzheimer's'? Lisa Skinner has spent 50 years answering that question — first as a teenage granddaughter watching her grandmother describe birds living in her mattress, and later as one of the world's leading dementia behavioral specialists. In this episode, she cuts through five decades of myth and fear with the clarity that only comes from having lived it.

Lisa…