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Caring wives: Dementia is 'like the plague'

David Cameron has described dementia as "one of the greatest enemies of humanity".

Vicki Graham cares for her husband Jamie who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's just before his 60th birthday. Maureen Levesque cares for her husband Mick who has vascular dementia.

Vicki and Maureen spoke on 5 live's World Cup Breakfast about their experience comparing it to the plague.

This clip is from World Cup Breakfast, 19 June 2014.

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