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World Service,1 min

‘My diary preserves my memory’

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At the age of 61 Gerda Saunders was diagnosed with dementia. Now the former professor is writing a book about how the disease is affecting her. She explains how keeping a diary has helped maintain her fading memory. (Photo: Gerda Saunders. Credit to Peter Saunders.)

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