What Side of the Bed Did You Get Out of Today?
We all joke about it — the “wrong side of the bed.” But when you’re living with early Alzheimer’s, those small stumbles in the morning don’t stay small.
When you’re living with early Alzheimer’s, those small stumbles in the morning don’t stay small. They can ripple through the entire day.
That’s why I’m building MiM (Memory in Motion). Not as a cure. Not as some shiny “miracle.” But as a companion. A way to catch those ripples before they swell into storms.
Daily Life, in Motion
MiM isn’t about caretaking. It’s about coordination. It’s about keeping the rhythm of ordinary life intact:
Cooking a meal that feels like memory in motion.
Music that brings a smile from the past into the present.
Walking the dogs because muscle memory is its own kind of therapy.
A gentle stretch, a deep breath, a reminder that your body still remembers the way.
And yes — a daily mood check-in. Not surveillance, not a burden. Just a tether. “How are you feeling right now?”
Science is Catching Up
Here’s the part that makes me smile. At Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, researchers are doing something strikingly similar with MoodCapture — an AI project that catches mood changes in real time.
As Dr. Nicholas Jacobson would put it: being in the moment makes the impact less profound.
The science validates what lived experience already knows: catch the shifts early, act in the moment, reduce the impact.
When the Pieces Start to Fit
Sometimes it feels like the jigsaw pieces are finally snapping together — or maybe the stars are aligning.
What I began at my kitchen table with Tim is now being echoed in research labs.
MiM isn’t a study. It’s the reality. And as the research grows, MiM will keep upgrading too — weaving in what’s proven, without ever losing its heart.
Which Side Today?
So: what side of the bed did you get out of today? If it wasn’t the best one, MiM is here to help you reset.
Because life still happens in the moment. And that’s where MiM meets you.
✉️ Contact Vanessa
vanessa@livewithmim.org
Built to Remember. Designed to Care.