He doesn’t remember her name: The toll on the caregiver when dementia steals memories

Ms Jacinta Conceicao taking care of her husband Rodney Paglar, who has early-onset dementia and is almost non-verbal. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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SINGAPORE – Dementia crept up on Mr Rodney Paglar, devastating him and his wife, Ms Jacinta Conceicao, by stealth over the past decade.

Mr Paglar was just 59 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia.

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