There are 270,000 people living with dementia in Bavaria. Many are cared for by relatives – and they have to learn to deal with the fact that loved ones are changing. Like Theodor and Hildburg Müller.
She frowns, draws her eyebrows together, her expression is strained. Then she looks at her husband, Theodor Müller, who is sitting with her at the dining table in the living room. A cosy light shines down on her from a hanging lamp. For three years, Hildburg Müller has often reacted like this when she is asked questions. Her open face with deep-set blue eyes then changes; she looks questioning, uncertain.