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Lollie Barr - Dementia forces you to live in the moment

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Journalist Lollie Barr made a critical decision when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease five years ago. Instead of shielding her mum from the world she decided to try and make her mother's life as enjoyable as possible, taking her on daily adventures, creating new memories, and truly live life in the moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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