RIP Lady Thatcher

The Iron Lady passed away last week, and there has been almost no mention of the fact that Thatcher had dementia during this last week – the stigma remains. A friend alerted me to this article about the movie, published in The London Telegraph in 2012. I’m going to begin this blog today with the last paragraph…

Investing in dementia

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…