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Article: My darling Joanna is trapped in a silent and lonely place; How one Scots family are coping with Alzheimer's.(Vital Read)
- Article from:
- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 7, 2002
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Byline: YVONNE McGREGOR
WHEN Joanna MacLeod forgot her wedding anniversary, she and her husband Duncan laughed at how absentminded she was becoming.
But what seemed like simple forgetfulness was actually the early signs of Alzheimer's, a disease which was slowly destroying her mind.
It was the beginning of a terrifying descent into dementia which stripped the active and intelligent woman of a lifetime of memories and - eventually - her speech and mobility.
Now, 15 years on from her diagnosis, Joanna, 69, is completely unaware of her ...
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