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Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most terrifying diagnoses a person can receive. It also takes a tremendous toll on the partners and children of those suffering from the unrelenting march of this incurable disease. Gary Chapman and Dr. Edward Shaw, co-authors of Keeping Love Alive As Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey, discuss ways to cope.

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HOST: Prentiss Pemberton

GUESTS:

• Gary Chapman, author, The Five Love Languages
• Dr. Edward Shaw, founder of Memory Counseling Center, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

LINKS:

• https://www.5lovelanguages.com/
• Wake Forest Baptist Memory counseling program
• Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving

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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at 10 a.m. AKDT

REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at 8 p.m. AKDT

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