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Ardent Alzheimer’s awareness advocate Jill Watson has personal passion
Published: May 15, 2021, 5:04pm
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9 Photos Jill Watson, left, who hosts a tennis tournament Alzheimer s fundraiser in the spring each year, joins Delena Palena as they take on opponents at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
It’s been more than a decade since Jill Watson’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and more than two years since her mother died at 79, but the emotions of loving someone with Alzheimer’s still resonate with Watson.
“It’s very personal to me,” she said. “The disease robs people of themselves.”