EP 129 :: Alz Buddies :: Friendships Between Students & Alzheimer's Residents :: Jillian Lee

For many students, the college experience involves 24-hour cramming sessions, annoying group projects, and partying for days. But for Jillian Lee of National Alzheimer’s Buddies (NAB), a nonprofit pairing students with Alzheimer’s patients, college is a time to build bridges towards a society with equitable dementia care. Like so many, she knows that there’s a special connection between seniors and young people as they are each reassessing priorities in life. This helps build a friendship and bring out the beauty of the individual patients while helping students discover who they are beyond the classroom.

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