For subscribers
He doesn’t remember her name: The toll on the caregiver when dementia steals memories
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
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
Follow topic:
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.
