Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recordings from the book launch of "hear/say" -- a collection of personal stories about aging, dementia, art, and life. The book resulted from a year-long collaboration between UCSF Memory and Aging Center and Voice of Witness, the 2016 Hellman Visiting Artist at the Memory and Aging Center. The book includes stories from patients, caregivers, health care providers, researchers, staff, and artists.
1. Welcome by Dr. Bruce Miller, Memory and Aging Center
2. Welcome by Cliff Mayotte, Voice of Witness
3. “Who Has More Fun Than People” read by Leslie Goss
4. “They Actually Made Another One” read by Scott MacDonald & Robin Ketelle
5. “Being Present” read by Sarah Dulaney
6. “At the Bottom of All of It is Love” read by Kasia Gawlas & Ali Zahir
7. Hellman Artist film by Keith Moreau, a former Hellman Artist
8. “I Have Always Considered Myself a Caregiver at Heart” read by Yessenia De La Vega & Thalia Leon
10. “I’m Not a Vegetable Yet” read by Geoff Hoyle, a former Hellman Artist
11. “One Voice” sung by the MAC Band
UCSF Memory and Aging Center at http://memory.ucsf.edu
Voice of Witness at voiceofwitness.org
Order the book online at Norfolk Press at norfolkpress.com
A vision of financier, philanthropist and musician Warren Hellman, the unique Hellman Visiting Artist Program was created at the Memory and Aging Center to foster dialogue between scientists, caregivers, patients, clinicians and the public regarding creativity and the brain. Each year, an accomplished artist is invited to be “in residence” at the Memory and Aging Center to learn about neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. We encourage a creative exchange between the artist and the researchers, as well as interactions with patients and families who agree to participate. The Visiting Artist also shares their creativity with the larger community through a public performance.
Recordings from the book launch of "hear/say" -- a collection of personal stories about aging, dementia, art, and life. The book resulted from a year-long collaboration between UCSF Memory and Aging Center and Voice of Witness, the 2016 Hellman Visiting Artist at the Memory and Aging Center. The book includes stories from patients, caregivers, health care providers, researchers, staff, and artists.
1. Welcome by Dr. Bruce Miller, Memory and Aging Center
2. Welcome by Cliff Mayotte, Voice of Witness
3. “Who Has More Fun Than People” read by Leslie Goss
4. “They Actually Made Another One” read by Scott MacDonald & Robin Ketelle
5. “Being Present” read by Sarah Dulaney
6. “At the Bottom of All of It is Love” read by Kasia Gawlas & Ali Zahir
7. Hellman Artist film by Keith Moreau, a former Hellman Artist
8. “I Have Always Considered Myself a Caregiver at Heart” read by Yessenia De La Vega & Thalia Leon
10. “I’m Not a Vegetable Yet” read by Geoff Hoyle, a former Hellman Artist
11. “One Voice” sung by the MAC Band
UCSF Memory and Aging Center at http://memory.ucsf.edu
Voice of Witness at voiceofwitness.org
Order the book online at Norfolk Press at norfolkpress.com
A vision of financier, philanthropist and musician Warren Hellman, the unique Hellman Visiting Artist Program was created at the Memory and Aging Center to foster dialogue between scientists, caregivers, patients, clinicians and the public regarding creativity and the brain. Each year, an accomplished artist is invited to be “in residence” at the Memory and Aging Center to learn about neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. We encourage a creative exchange between the artist and the researchers, as well as interactions with patients and families who agree to participate. The Visiting Artist also shares their creativity with the larger community through a public performance.










