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Improving the lives of those with dementia – by using memories of baseball

  • Written by Michael Ego, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut
When persons with dementia engage with others who share their passion for the game, colorful memories can emerge.SAHAS2015/Shutterstock.com

Dementia can be caused by a number of diseases, but the most common is Alzheimer’s, which affects 5.7 million people in the U.S. today.

There’s still a stigma attached to the disease; some fear that...

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