April 27, 2004: Headlines: Peace Corps Directors - Shriver: Alzheimer's: WBEX: Maria Shriver Helps Kids Cope With Alzheimer's
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April 27, 2004: Headlines: Peace Corps Directors - Shriver: Alzheimer's: WBEX: Maria Shriver Helps Kids Cope With Alzheimer's
Maria Shriver Helps Kids Cope With Alzheimer's
Maria Shriver Helps Kids Cope With Alzheimer's
Shriver Helps Kids Cope With Alzheimer's
Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, is helping kids understand Alzheimer's Disease in a new book about the memory-sapping illness.
The former journalist has penned a new book, What's Happening To Grandpa?, which is inspired by her own children's questions about her father, Sargent Shriver, who is suffering from the disease.
She says, "Nobody speaks to kids about this disease, and when they see someone with it, their first reaction is either fear or laughter or irritation. I think children should know what it is."
The book is the follow-up to other similar Shriver projects - she has also written books helping kids come to terms with death and disabled peers.
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