Dementia has taken many of my grandma’s memories. Today,we connect through play
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Dementia

Dementia has taken many of my grandma’s memories. Today,we connect through play

There are many things I will never know about my grandma. But we can still delight together in the twists and turns of her mind.

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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