Ginger SmithGinger Smith, of San Mateo, California, is a retired speech-language pathologist who worked with neurology teams at Stanford University Medical Center and trained physicians at both Stanford and UCSF. At age 83, she defied a terminal dementia diagnoss and hospice care - an outcome that continues to challenge conventional thinking. Now 88, she advocates for greater dementia research, open-minded medical practice, and the belief that life with cognitive conditions can still be rich with purpose, love, and joy. Read More Read Less