Our top-notch author, Christine Thelker is featured in a local newspaper, The Daily Courier, for her memoir, For This I Am Grateful. The article was published on July 2nd, 2020. The feature discusses about her fight with the terminal illness and the inspiration behind her book. She beautifully explains her life fighting with the disease and the life after it as:  “I stepped onto a path of a whole new understanding of dementia, advocating, speaking engagements, and learning that life can be beautiful, even with dementia.” For This I Am Grateful is a personal journey of the author and her fight with Dementia. A widow, after being diagnosed with the disease, her life went downhill and she became hopeless. Until she found Dementia Alliance International which gave her a new purpose of life. This memoir is a ray of hope for people suffering from this ailment which can prove to be fatal even. Read this amazingly written and an encouraging story. Christine Thelker, a 60-year-old widow was diagnosed with dementia at 55. That did not stop her from spending her time with her family, friends, and her dog. Christine is a living example of overcoming a terminal illness and leading a normal life.