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Jenny Bonilla tosses the balloon back and forth to residents in one of the favorite afternoon activities in Reminiscence at Sunrise of Alexandria. There are 33-34 residents in the Memory Care neighborhood for late stage dementia.

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A yellow balloon zooms across the room. An arm reaches up from a wheelchair and bats it back across the room. The balloon flies faster and faster. "Go Hunter, you throw harder than anyone." Some of the residents are down the hall taking naps.

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