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This is Lore's story. And it's a story of love and the struggle to find meaning when faced with a terrible illness. Paul Wolfson was bright, funny, sparky, unconventional - a psychiatrist living in South London with his second wife and two young children. Family life was rich and busy. But he'd begun to have to search for words. Finally, at the age of only 60, he was diagnosed with a rare form of early onset dementia. He knew the prognosis - he would lose the ability to speak and then to understand words, his character would change and eventually he would no longer be able to recognise his children. His wife Lore entered a strange new world - a world of hospital appointments and carer-support groups as she slowly began to realise what Paul's illness was going to mean for their marriage and their family. With clear-sightedness and wit, Lore and Paul talked together over his last six months - and recorded those conversations. First broadcast on Lore's Story, 27 April 2015. To listen to the entire programme, please scroll down for the link.
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