It all began when Navjot Gill’s grandmother started to mistake her for her aunt.
That’s what happens when you get older, said Gill’s family, but as time went on, it happened more often.
As a student studying dementia, Gill, who lives with her family in Hamilton, Ont., knew it wasn’t that simple — something more was going on and it was going to be hard on everyone.
For South Asian families, it’s understood that family takes care of its own. And it’s not uncommon for many to assume, said Gill, that when an elder first encounters symptoms of dementia, it’s just a normal part of aging — denial that is often
