Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan
Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan
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9 tips on avoiding Alzheimer’s and where to turn when a loved one suffers

  • Angry at the quality of Alzheimer’s information available online after her mother was diagnosed, Deborah Kan set up her own website, Being Patient
  • Exercise, meditation and laughter among the website’s tips for keeping the brain healthy into old age

Topic |   Wellness
Bhakti Mathur
Bhakti Mathur

Updated: 10:13am, 15 Jan, 2019

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Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan
Deborah Kan (left), founder of the Being Patient website, with her mother Alvera, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Kan
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