Karin Ericson brings personal stories of her experience of caring for her mother through her journey with Alzheimer's Disease. What Works When Memory Stops Working is combination memoir and self-help, weaving together personal stories from Ericson's childhood, with techniques that helped her mother and family enjoy life despite the disease. Forced dancing lessons and scenes from Ericson's eighth-grade production of "HMS Pinafore" form the basis of stories that are instructive, comical, and poignant and ones that will help others affected by this challenging disease.