September is World Alzheimer’s Month and is recognized in over 120 countries. Alzheimer’s Disease International (alzint.org) refers to Dementia as “a collective name for brain syndromes which affect memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion, and is the leading cause of disability and dependency among the elderly. Each person experiences dementia in their own way, but generally those affected eventually need help with all aspects of daily life”.
I’d like to share some heart-breaking facts on dementia…