Dementia - the true guide to happiness "Life is like cotton candy," says Oliver Fischer, known as Fisch. "At first, you don't even notice when a piece is missing. But eventually, all that's left is the dry wooden stick." The musician Fisch is in the midst of life when he is diagnosed with dementia, and his world begins to crumble piece by piece. And everyone knows: dementia is a terrible illness. But is that really true? Is dementia really terrible? Fisch questions this. Even as his life changes and the disease progresses relentlessly, he does not see dementia as a dead end, but as the beginning of something new. Fisch is not alone on his journey. With the help of a medical student, he embarks on a journey from the outer world to his personal inner world. With each lost memory of his life, he gains new sensations and insights.