Held in the
Vanishing
By Ti Mougne
A memoir about the slow work of loving those who are disappearing before they're gone—and the quiet ways they continue to change the ones who remain.
About the Memoir
I didn't set out to write a book.
I simply wrote in my journal as a way to make sense of what I was living.
Journaling has always been a place where fear, doubt, and pain could be transformed into something more honest—and sometimes even something beautiful. It was there, in the quiet pages of my journal, that I met my authentic self.
As my parents' worlds slowly changed through different forms of dementia, I kept writing. Not because I thought anyone would read it, but because it helped me remain with what was unfolding.
Six years after that first journal entry, I realized that writing had begun to change the way I encountered the world. Held in the Vanishing is the memoir that emerged from that transformation.
I didn't write this memoir because I had found answers. I wrote it because I wanted to bear witness to what love looked like as it changed shape—to remember what might otherwise have been forgotten, and to honor what remained.
Let yourself be held here
in the vanishing
where love changes us
Early Praise
★★★★★
Reader’s Favorite
“A unique, insightful, and eye-opening memoir told in brief vignettes that shows what it’s truly like to be a caregiver for two loved ones with different types of dementia.”
Read an Excerpt
The House That Held Us
Begin with the opening pages of Held in the Vanishing—a home built for three generations before the vanishing began.
Published by Atmosphere Press
No book reaches readers through the work of its author alone.
I'm grateful to Atmosphere Press for publishing Held in the Vanishing and for helping bring this story into the hands of readers.