Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 1- Deborah and Anne Pead
7 Mar, 2021 06:58 PM
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The Brains Trust: Episode 1. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Mike Scott
She doesn t know her name or what day it is. Anne Pead has lost her mind.
Her daughter Deborah, an accomplished PR maven, says dementia has robbed her mother of her personality.
It began with Anne squirrelling away jars of honey, writing herself maps so she wouldn t get lost on the way home and withdrawing large amounts of money from her bank account.
Anne Pead, who suffers from advanced dementia, is flanked by her granddaughter Brittany Eb, left, and daughter Deborah Pead. Photo / Mike Scott
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