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Alanna Shaikh: Mi sto preparando per quando mi verrà l'Alzheimer

Filmed Jun 2012 • Posted Jul 2012TEDGlobal 2012
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Quando guardiamo un parente affetto da Alzheimer, la maggior parte di noi risponde con la negazione ("A me non succederà mai") oppure con sforzi estremi per prevenirlo. Ma Alanna Shaikh, esperta di salute mondiale e TED Fellow, la vede diversamente. Sta compiendo tre passi concreti per prepararsi al momento, se mai arriverà, in cui lei stessa sarà colpita dall'Alzheimer.

Global development expert Alanna Shaikh takes on the toughest of health issues—from the ones affecting the globe at large to the ones hurting her own family. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Alberto Pagani
Reviewed by Anna Cristiana Minoli
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