dementia
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If one of you has dementia, for instance, there may be special plans and programs that could cover more services.
From Science Daily
His family had worked to raise awareness of young onset dementia since his diagnosis, and charity Alzheimer's Research UK said someone of his standing speaking so openly had had a big impact.
From BBC
Ron has a piano at home but doesn't really play it now because of his dementia, but after being given the chance to play the famous Wurlitzer organ after their dance he couldn't resist.
From BBC
Nicklaus, 85, who won a record 18 major tournaments as a pro golfer, also alleged that the company wrongly said that he had dementia.
As explained by Suraj Samtani, a clinical psychologist with the University of New South Wales, dementia symptoms can be remediated through an immersion in the places—and among the people—of one’s early life.
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