A Launceston centre can show you what living with dementia is like

Stefan Boscia
Updated August 10 2017 - 4:57pm, first published 4:50pm
COMPLETE SENSORY OVERLOAD: Journalist Stefan Boscia during the virtual dementia tour. Dementia patients become very sensitive to sudden noises and artificial light as the disease progresses into the middle to late stages. Picture: Paul Scambler

Every aspect of dementia is simultaneously fascinating and terrifying for me, and I have often wondered what it feels like to suffer this affliction.

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Stefan Boscia

Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.

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