Ex-PM Pak Lah fights dementia


PETALING JAYA: Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi no longer remembers the names of his family members as dementia has robbed him of his cognitive function, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

“He doesn’t remember my name or even my wife’s name. The only reason I know that he recognises me is because there is a flicker in his eyes when I come to visit him,” said Khairy of the former prime minister who is his father-in-law.

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