CEDAR RAPIDS — For Shar Jones, the devastation and loss that comes with Alzheimer’s disease is an up close and personal experience.The manager for the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa office lost her grandmother to the disease, witnessing the changes it had on a once vibrant and active woman. She also observed the affects it had on her caregiver family members.“I get what people go through in dealing with the devastation that comes with this disease,” she said.
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Wed, 10/29/2014 - 8:50am
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