He does the opposite — left hand, right cheek — and Tyler starts crying, because he knows something is very wrong.
Jim, whose life has been shaped by searing loss and serendipitous love, was soon diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease.
"It's the most horrific, evil disease," Jim tells Australian Story, "but you can live well with dementia."
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