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Guest column: 'I'm still me' — Alzheimer's not a death sentence but 'start of a new chapter'

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Mike Kessler was diagnosed with vascular dementia and mild Alzheimer’s after a serious car crash.

Kessler is retired and sits on the board of the Alzheimer Society of Essex County & Essex County .

Kessler : "I prove every day that there's life after diagnosis, and that more can be done".

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