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Where's Jill is a book about Jill Vitro, a vibrant lady struck down by complications of dementia. She worked for the Miami Dade State Attorney's office as a victim-witness counsellor. She was a Guardian-Ad-Litem protecting the rights of children, teenagers and adults in state court against their perpetrators. She lived with her fiance' husband for twenty-five years, always had two or three dogs rescued from the Humane Society and she was a Teddy Bear collector. The insidious disease that took her life started slowly and progressed into a complications of dementia that turned this vibrant lady into a shell of a person. Eventually, she had to leave her beautiful home to live in a memory care facility where she tried to escape many times and called friends to come and pick her up whenever a nurse or aide gave her a phone. It shines light on how the medical staff reacted to Jill and the love and respect they had for her, her family and her dogs. If you are a family member, a sibling, friend, or medical professional this book is an important story to remember and has resources if you need them
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