23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
When the Heart knows what the Mind forgets

This picture shows my super brave mum who survived 14 years of Parkinson's, 30 days on oxygen concentrator during Covid, and two years life after that... She passed away in January 2024, she had dementia but her Mind beat the dementia when she saw the cake, and the numbers... She remembered, and she knew that it was her birthday...

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Shtip, North Macedonia
Copyright: © Gabriela Nikolova