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Self-study, research to understand mum's dementia
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Ms Jasmine Chua bought books and attended between 70 and 100 talks and conferences on dementia. She also took online courses on the illness so that she could be a better caregiver. Now, she is an adviser for a website that provides a network for caregivers to support one another.
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Jose Hong
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When Ms Jasmine Chua's mother, Madam Tan Mui Im, returned from a holiday at the end of 2005, she suffered a mild stroke.
Soon after, Ms Chua, 46, noticed drastic changes in her mother.
