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Podcast: Sickboy
Episode: My Forgetful Father: Alzheimer's Disease
Description: Jewelia is a kindhearted and thoughtful meditation teacher, who (like all of us) owes half of her genetic makeup to her Dad - a world renowned sports psychologist with Alzheimer's disease. Wait, what?!
Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia and memory loss and after that opening statement there's probably a billion questions you might have but perhaps the most puzzling one we had was: how does Jewelia tell her dad that he's sick and have him remember he's sick?
Chew on that for a minute...
Alzheimer's can be one of the most difficult things to watch a loved...