Younger onset dementia: a new horizon?
20 March, 2013
People living with younger onset dementia today released a report “A New Horizon?” documenting the unique challenges faced by the 24,000 people living with the condition and outlining how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and other funding systems including health and income security, should respond.
The report is a result of a conference held yesterday, led by people living with younger onset dementia and their carers to prioritise the action required to meet their needs.
It was launched today by Alzheimer’s Australia National President and Australian of the Year 2013, Ita Buttrose, at Alzheimer’s Australia’s National Summit, Younger Onset Dementia: A New Horizon, at the Melbourne Convention Centre today.
This is what I have been doing the last two days!
How did your speech go? Hope you weren’t facing too many nerves …. I would be so nervous and of course I wouldn’t be able to rely on remembering what I was going to say …… I wouldn’t remember any of it!! Congratulations for each and every speech that you give!
Will your speech be online anywhere for us to watch?
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your comment made me laugh… I don’t remember it either because I read from my notes 😉 There is no way I would remember it! This time, I even had trouble even writing it, and had to ask for help from the AA staff. I think it might be available on the Alzheimer’s Australia website over the next few days, will add the link here if it is.
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I am so proud of you, I wish I was with you. I’ll see you tomorrow. Love you heaps. BUB.xxxxxx
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