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Lost on Memory Lane: Episode 4: "With care comes grief"

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Caring for a loved one with dementia can be both heartbreaking and exhausting.

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, doctors are urging South Africans to have the tough conversations about a condition that’s now one of the leading causes of disability in older people.

Hot 1027’s Gareth Edwards spoke to a daughter-turned-caregiver, who shared what it’s really like to walk this journey…
22 Sep 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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