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Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.

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Kevin Whately
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 6
Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Hexham
Northumberland
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