Family Dog
Helps Man
With Alzheimer's Regain Speech
Charles Sasser of Albuquerque, N.M. has become nearly mute in the past year due to Alzheimer's, a degenerative brain disease that he was diag**sed
With five years ago
But his
Family was pleasantly surprised to see that Sasser's interactions
With their dog Roscoe helped him briefly
Regain the ability to piece together full conversational sentences
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Approaching Darkness: One Man Blogs His Descent Into Alzheimer's
Sasser's daughter Lisa Abeyta told
ABC News that one conversation she recorded went on for almost an hour (she later edited it down for the video, above). This was the first time their
Family had seen Sasser communicate
With such interest and liveliness
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