Living in the Moment with My Omma: CNN’s Amara Walker Shares Her Alzheimer’s Story

“I never knew what it meant to live in the moment, until now. The present is truly a gift.” Amara Walker is a journalist, news anchor and CNN correspondent whose mother is living with Alzheimer’s. This is Amara’s story, in her own words. I miss my dear mom so much sometimes, it’s hard to breathe. I miss her warmth, compassion, nonjudgmental style, social intelligence and bright personality.