Alzheimer's Claims Painter's Memories, Not Art

Courtesy NPR: Arts & Culture  Sun, 05/24/2009 - 22:29

Seven years ago, Ken Rabb was a legal aid lawyer and a weekend painter. But at the age of 53, he was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's.

Although he talks relatively little now and can no longer read, his art has flourished and he spends much of his time painting.

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