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Dr Ron Petersen and Ita Buttrose

Dr Ron Petersen and Ita Buttrose Source: AAP

The Ambassador for Alzheimer's Australia, Ita Buttrose, says many pensioners who have Alzheimer's disease are, in her words, "pretty well stuffed", in other words, in a dire situation.


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The Ambassador for Alzheimer's Australia, Ita Buttrose, says many pensioners who have Alzheimer's disease are, in her words, "pretty well stuffed", in other words, in a dire situation.



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