Compass

Birkey’s Brain

Clip: Season 6 Episode 6 | 13m 41s

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Dr. Tom Birkey is a long-time family physician who served Montevideo, MN for more than 50 years. And now, he's embarking on the next phase in his health care journey. This story follows the early stages of Dr. Tom Birkey's journey with Alzheimer’s disease and his wife Doris Thompson’s experience as his caregiver. This story was produced with support from the Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network.

Aired: 10/06/22

Rating: NR

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