Also posted by Alzheimer’s Australia on Dementia Awareness Day, 21 September… I give up. You will have to open the link below to view the film!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUT3qQFWDvw Published on Sep 19, 2013 http://www.firefilms.com.au A filmmaker’s devotion to her grandmother, who has been living with dementia for 15 years, has been the inspiration behind a film…
Dementia ‘finally’ on election agenda Ita Buttrose, 2013 Australian of the year and National President of Alzheimer’s Australia welcomed the recent commitment made by the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Tony Abbott, in his policy announcement, which stated that, if elected, the Coalition would commit $200 million over five years to dementia research. “Alzheimer’s…
The final day of our conference has opened doors and galvanised change. To commence the proceedings today, a gentleman called Eric from Townsville, living with a diagnosis of dementia was added to the program at short notice and asked to tell his story. Eric’s story clearly showed us the human cost of this hideous disease.…
I’m in Hobart attending meetings prior to the Alzheimer’s Australia 15th National Conference, and last night the dinner was half sponsored by Souvenaid® Australia. Someone referred me to this product earlier this year, and because I don’t have AD but another type of dementia, I had not followed it up. It was referred to at the Alzheimer’s…
Many times I have written about human rights in aged and dementia care as listed in the related articles below. There are many who agree with me, and then others who think I am too harsh on an industry doing its best to care for people with dementia, with low wages and limited funding to provide…
The Memory Walk yesterday hosted by Alzheimer’s Taiwan was nothing short of spectacular. This picture is of some of the Aussies there, including our CEO, Glenn Rees, and Maree McCabe, the CEO of Alzheimer’s Victoria. There were over 4000 people from many countries around the world. One chap representing Hungary, two delightful girls representing Prague, and…
It is easy to become despondent about one’s own difficulties, or about the usual snails pace of change, but once the ripple in the pond has been started, as long as we don’t give up, positive and sometimes even great things can be achieved. This week has seen the announcement of an exciting milestone. Joan Jackman is…
Todays blog post is probably only relevant to my readers in Australia, and does not have to be specific to Insurance Company discrimination only related to dementia, but any form of discrimination by insurers. I have previously been denied travel insurance cover for dementia. I do wonder what part of dementia makes me uninsurable???? Maybe…
Today’s blog is a bit of a lazy one, an article Speakup on younger onset dementia from DPS News which I have copied in full to save you the trouble of heading off to another website. Quite a few of the people who read this blog mention they find it a bit tedious having to link…
Recently I have written a lot of blogs about what is means from a personal perspective to lose ones memory or ability to recall, so thought I’d add a simple explanation of memory loss in dementia, from the Alzheimer’s Australia website. “One of the main symptoms of dementia is memory loss. We all forget things…
With any terminal illness, it is important to make plans for your needs at this stage of your illness, in terms of medical care, end of life issues, legal and financial wishes. Planning for end of life issues would be better done at a much earlier stage of life, when decisions are made without the…
Now that the Australian government have recognised dementia as a National Health Priority, we will all be watching and listening carefully to see how this decision translates into change, reform and improvements in research, diagnosis, treatment, service provision and care for people diagnosed with dementia and their carers (BUBS). As this historic decision has been…
Many have called today D-Day! The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, and federal Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek, formally proposed that dementia be made a National Health Priority Area (NHPA) at a meeting of all state and territory health ministers in Sydney. Alzheimer’s Australia and the almost 300,000 people living with a…
This report is a sad exposé of how the general community view dementia in general, and especially the people diagnosed with dementia. Its findings show 50.8% of the respondents agreed that people with dementia cannot be expected to have a meaningful conversation, and 11.7% of respondents said that they would avoid spending much time with…
Ita Buttrose is the President of and Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Australia, and is passionate about improving outcomes for people living with dementia and their families. Watch her speech National Press Club: Ita Buttrose, and the ABC 7.30 Report where she discusses the importance of raising awareness around dementia. She cared for her father and discovered…
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