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Cathy Hurd and Tom Carter have been together for 16 years. Last year Tom was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a disease that will eventually take Tom's life. This past Valentines weekend photographer Mike Deal spent an afternoon with them talking about love and their relationship. Tom gets a hug from Joseph, 14, one of his grandsons. 140216 February 16, 2014 MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS