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Watch: Lessons on humanity, strength and resilience from the grips of Alzheimer’s

Sydney-based Keri Kitay sits down with TJI to unpack her debut memoir, The Long Goodbye, a haunting and powerful account of her mother's diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's disease – from the warning signs everyone missed, to reconciling the terrible prognosis, and witnessing the parent she loved fade away.
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Published: 19 May 2024

Last updated: 19 May 2024

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Ruby Kraner-Tucci

Ruby Kraner-Tucci

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Ruby Kraner-Tucci is a journalist and TJI's assistant editor. Her writing has appeared in The Age, Australian Jewish News, Time Out and Broadsheet, among others. Ruby was awarded Multicultural NSW’s Best Report in Multicultural Media 2025 and has been named a Top 36 Under 36 Jewish Changemaker by B'nai B'rith.

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