Improv and Alzheimer's: Helping patients remember

December 29, 2011 6:54 AM

A unique program using improvisational theater to remind Alzheimer's patients of the roles they used to play in life. Elaine Quijano reports on how the non-traditional therapy is helping people overcome the everyday challenges of the disease.

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