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Alzheimers: Every Minute Counts

The Emotional Toll of Alzheimer's Disease

Rick struggles with his mother's dementia and moving her out of her home.

01/25/2017 | Rating NR

Alzheimers: Every Minute Counts

The Emotional Toll of Alzheimer's Disease

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Rick struggles with his mother's dementia and moving her out of her home.

Florida is at the epicenter of the Alzheimer's epidemic with at least half a million patients, one is Phyllis Shannon. Her son Rick is struggles with her dementia symptoms and the emotional realization that she can no longer live alone.

01/25/2017 | Rating NR

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Corporate funding is provided by Home Instead Senior Care. Major funding is provided by the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. Additional funding by the Helen Daniels Bader Fund, a Bader Philanthropy;...

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