I May Be Forgetful
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This pleasant poem highlights how people living with dementia may be feeling.
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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son
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Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.
America’s Amazing Alzheimer’s Choir
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Son, What is That?
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A Man with Dementia on a Bike
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I Have Dementia, But Dementia Doesn’t Have Me
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A Big Thanksgiving Laugh from A Little Old Lady
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Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Letter: Still Relevant, Still Moving
November 7, 2024
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President Reagan hand-wrote a profound message to America, in sharing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. His words broke stigmas and myths surrounding Alzheimer’s. Watch Nancy Reagan describe that moment. Read this magnificent letter.
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