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Cyndi Lauper opens up about her mother's dementia battle

Music icon Cyndie Lauper has opened up about her mother's battle with dementia

She told AARP The Magazine that it's tough to visit her mother Catrine because she forgets their conversation within minutes, but at least they still get to have a conversation in the present moment:

"My mother has a little dementia. She lives in the present. The good thing is, I can talk to her and tell her stuff that I really shouldn't tell anybody, and she'll give me these wonderful words of wisdom that a mother does. But then, 10 minutes later she'll forget."

She also opened up about being famous and enjoying such amazing longevity, adding that she now doesn't care what other people think and is just doing what will make her happy:

"You can't live your whole life worrying about staying famous. If losing some fame means doing what you want, you gotta go with what you want. I think I have reached an age when I can have pink hair if I want - or blue hair. But blue, it turns a little green, so right now I am going with the pink."

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