Love in bloom: Sunflower sanctuary sprouts hope amidst couple’s dementia journey

Love in bloom: Sunflower sanctuary sprouts hope amidst couple’s dementia journey

Between the banks of the Mississippi River and the greenway trail at St. Louis County’s Cliff Cave Park, multiple acres of over a thousand sunflowers greet walkers, runners, bikers and others who utilize the park. The acres of flowers are the result of several hours of work and dedication from Columbia, Illinois, resident Tom Rollins, who planted the fields as a peaceful space for his wife Marian, who was diagnosed with dementia nearly six years…