Sandra talks about Mum being in hospital with dementia

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Sandra talks about Mum being in hospital with dementia

Sandra talks about the very difficult when her mother was admitted to a busy acute hospital. Her care was made much harder by the fact she had dementia. Sandra talks about how difficult it can be to look after a patient with dementia.

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