dementia
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TJ Pidgeon, an 82-year-old woman with dementia in Newcastle, Wash., has become more talkative with her family since she began using Sunny in August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
There is no cure, and the financial costs of caring for elders with dementia is enormous and rising as the population ages.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
If you have a loved one with dementia, what have you found helpful in slowing the progression?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
One of the report's authors Prof Edo Richard, a professor of neurology at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, sees dementia patients in his clinic.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But over the summer his encroaching dementia had taken a cruel twist.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing dementia
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Before the Ever After
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