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How being friends with someone who has dementia can be good for you both

  • Written by Janelle Taylor, Professor, Medical Anthropology, University of Washington
imageFriendship helps protect against loneliness even when oldsters do not have dementia. It can be especially beneficial for those who do. sirtravelalot/Shutterstock.com

Each year, in the final few hours of the last day of December, many people all across North America gather with friends to raise a glass and sing Robert Burns’ famous ballad,...

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