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Daughter beautifully explains to father with dementia how they’re related: ‘I love you, Scott’

It’s estimated that there are currently 5.8 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. According to the CDC, while dementia isn’t a specific disease, it’s a general term associated ...

Body of missing Heddie Dawkins, 81-year-old with dementia, has been found – rest in peace

Police in High Point, North Carolina announced yesterday the discovery of a body that they believe to be missing 81-year-old Heddie Dawkins. Dawkins, who suffered from dementia, disappeared from her home last Wednesday, sparking a ...

85-year-old Jack Nicholson’s health is failing due to Dementia – “His mind is gone”

Actor Jack Nicholson is known for playing formidable characters his entire life. But according to recent reports, the actor might not be doing too well. Jack Nicholson is a very well-known name and face in ...

Police K9 finds missing woman in late 60s with dementia after she spent night alone in the woods

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the 11000 block of Bonnet Hole Drive in Thonotosassa about a missing elderly woman. The officials found out the ...

Mom and two children viciously attacked by pitbull after helping elderly neighbor with dementia

There is just one constant in life; that it is completely unpredictable. No matter how much you plan, there is always something that will take you by surprise. And the surprise may not always be ...

Former officer sentenced to 5 years for violent arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia

Almost two years after violently arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia, former Colorado police officer Austin Hopp has been sentenced to five years in prison. His sentence was part of a plea deal to lessen ...

Man, 79, with dementia goes missing – 24 hours he returns thanks to Good Samaritan and Uber driver

Joaquin Lopez enjoys a walk around his neighborhood every day, but on Feb. 8 the 79-year-old, who has dementia, didn’t return home. As the hours passed his family anxiously waited at their home in East ...

‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst speaks out on health issues, thought he showed signs of ‘early dementia’

Survivor host Jeff Probst has been with the contenders on empty islands for decades. The Kansas native’s life is surrounded by the now legendary reality television show, with him now going into season 41 of ...

Cops filmed laughing at video of dementia patient whose arm they dislocated in arrest

Harrowing video has emerged of two Colorado cops pushing a 73-year-old woman with dementia to the ground in a violent arrest which they later laugh about, giving each other a fist bump. The two cops, ...

Civil rights lawsuit filed after woman with dementia suffers dislocated shoulder and broken arm during arrest

Karen Garner’s attorney has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on her behalf after Garner, who has dementia and sensory aphasia, was seriously injured when she was arrested in June 2020. Garner’s attorney, Sarah Schielke ...