Stuff.co.nz | Ex-Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast tells of parents' dementia struggles Stuff.co.nz Former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast knows the cruelty of dementia – which will affect two people in the time it takes to read this sentence. Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 13 years ago and died three years later. Her mother was ... 60000 Kiwis suffer from dementia |