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La Tonya Johnson: “My grandmother, she ultimately died from Alzheimer's and…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State Senator LaTonya Johnson - My Tobacco Story

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

And sometimes she wouldn't even be smoking them. They would just be in an ashtray burning. And My grandmother, she ultimately died from Alzheimer's and, you know, you know about lung disease with smoking. What I didn't understand, understand at the time was how my grandmother's smoking contributed to her Alzheimer's. And that was a huge issue. And not only my grandmother, but my mom. (00:19–00:31)

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Asserts that smoking is linked to lung disease and possibly Alzheimer's.

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