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Facing dementia alone
A growing number of seniors live alone and also suffer from dementia. How do they battle the illness, with no one to watch over them?
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Janice Tai
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The mild-to-moderate dementia suffered by Mr Saravanamuthu Marimuthu, 71, means he cannot remember to brush his teeth or have a bath in the morning, much less take the eight tablets he needs every day for his chronic illnesses.
If there was no one to give him a change of clothes after his shower, he would keep wearing the same things.
