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Iris L.
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edited August 16 in I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)

Wally Amos, of Famous Amos Cookies fame, passed from complications due to dementia at age 88.

Gena Rowlands, award winning actress, passed from Alzheimer's Disease at age 94.

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  • GothicGremlin
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    I'm still reeling by the thought that Greg Kihn was 75. How is that possible?

    Lee Meriwether is also living with Alzheimer's - and so is her daughter! 🙁 I remember her from All My Children, but I know she's been in many, many things.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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