Yesterday TVOne’s Breakfast featured our very own Lisa Burns and Raewyn, a former carer, highlighting issues of support for people living with dementia during through the lockdown experience.
John Campbell described Raewyn’s story as a beautiful and lovely piece of writing worthy of sharing with the Breakfast audience, so we wanted to share it with you too. We are proud to have Raewyn as a part of our dementia carer community, what a true heroine.
Click to read – Our Mind Matters
Welcome to the 30th Edition of our newsletter, Our Mind Matters. Check out carer stories, advice on voting with dementia and the importance of creating an EPA (Enduring Power of Attorney). We provide updates and talk about our World Alzheimer's Awareness Month campaign.
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Loneliness is a feeling we hear about from many carers supporting a person with dementia. Close friends you’ve had for years that have been there through ups and downs don’t know what to say, don’t know how to engage with the person who has dementia so they tend to keep their distance.
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"We are thankful to be in a villa in a Retirement Village during this lockdown period".
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