Dementia patient who turned to art holds exhibition

By ILI AQILAH

IPOH: Before she was diagnosed with dementia, Irene John had never held a paintbrush or done pottery.

The nurse-turned-language teacher is now preparing for her first art exhibition of paintings and pottery she made since her diagnosis in January 2020.

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