Do Clouds Rest? playfully archives the musings of a mother and son as they spend time together during her final eight months of life with dementia. From Marilyn Thompson's entry into an assisted living center in Utah to the obituary and eulogy that followed her abrupt death, these anecdotes and reflections by her only child, Michael, reveal her wit and instinct for survival as she gradually realizes that she is literally losing her mind-or at least most of its everyday parts. The woman beneath the surface of her decline emerges in fresh ways, however abbreviated and questioning. The book is short but vivid as the mosaic of daily experiences depicts not only a woman but a reborn and recalibrated relationship.