Ben Ferguson has Alzheimer’s disease. He and his wife Robyn have gone from hiding the illness to telling the world. They're part of a remarkable Alzheimer’s storytelling project at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Jay Shefsky has the story.
Learn more about the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.
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