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She knew she might get Alzheimer's in her 30s. That didn't make it any easier.

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Jaime Bortz at home in Buffalo, New York. At 39, a few years since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, her memory loss is accelerating.Kate Warren for BIWhen Jaime Bortz was a teenager, she'd gently take hold of her dad's hand while they walked through the mall in Buffalo, New York. She'd guide him along to prevent him from getting lost, as if he were the child, she the parent.Then her dad, Steve Bortz, went to live in a nursing home. Jaime, a hig…

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She knew she might get Alzheimer’s in her 30s. That didn’t make it any easier.

When Jaime Bortz was a teenager, she’d gently take hold of her dad’s hand while they walked through the mall in Buffalo, New York. She’d guide him along to prevent him from getting lost, as if he were the child, she the parent. Then her dad, Steve Bortz, went to live in a nursing home. Jaime, a high schooler at the time, was embarrassed to tell her friends where her dad lived. She knew she never wanted to end up in a place like that. But time is…

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