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    Love, Loss, and Living With Dementia

    enSeptember 10, 2023
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    About this Episode

    For many people, caring for aging parents is a daunting task. But for Megan and Jason Van Genderen, moving Jason's mother into their home with their young children after she was diagnosed with dementia was a no-brainer. They chat to Cam and Ali about how their journey turned into an internet sensation, what it taught them about communication, and learning to ask for help.

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    Got a question for Cam & Ali? You can email them at separatebathrooms@novapodcasts.com.au

    CREDITS 

    Hosts: Cameron Daddo and Alison Brahe-Daddo. 
    Guests: Megan Van Genderen and Jason Van Genderen.
    Managing Producer: Elle Beattie. 
    Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball. 

    Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au. 

    Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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