dementia
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Dame Meera, 74, is also an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society, a role she took up in 2013 after receiving "amazing" help from the charity following her father's dementia diagnosis.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
This usually applies to people with a severe learning disability or dementia, living in locked rehabilitation units or placements such as supported living or care homes.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a condition that gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Balancing sorrow with self-deprecation, Maron covers childhood abuse, his father’s dementia, evacuating his home with three cats during the L.A. fires and becoming the unlikeliest of Swifties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
I was uncertain if this referred to Bud or to a literal blue jay, or if, perhaps, we were heading into the territory of senile dementia.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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