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How to navigate caring for someone with dementia

Wambui Karanja’s father was diagnosed with early-onset dementia when she was a teenager. Her life’s work turned to helping caregivers navigate the complicated disease.

NPR’s Marc Silver reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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