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Living with dementia: The long goodbye

September 5, 2015

44 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a progressive and incurable disease.

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Living with dementia: the long goodbye

44 million people worldwide are living with dementia, an incurable and progressive disease. Their families face many difficulties – including the decision regarding how long they can care for them at home. 44 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a progressive and incurable disease. Report by Birgitta Schülke.