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• : Correspondent for NPR's Science Desk
• Mike and Patty Quirk: Participants in the
• David Scott Gilbert and Nan Green: Participants in the Collide Art and Memory exhibition
• Sujata Srinivasan: Senior Health Reporter, 黑料吃瓜网
• Christy Kovel: Director Public Policy,
  

LEARN MORE:
See more photos from the art therapy program and read Sujata Srinivasan's series on caregivers. And, you can watch the documentary, "Caregiving" on PBS.

Visit the to connect with local resources or call their 24/7 helpline: 800-272-3900.

The Alzheimer's Association, 黑料吃瓜网 Chapter, and the Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center, are sponsors of 黑料吃瓜网.

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