September 21 every year is world Alzheimer's day.
This international campaign is intended to raise awareness of and challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease and all other forms of dementia.
Around World Alzheimer's Day, many charities worldwide host memory walks and fundraising events and campaign to bring attention to people affected by dementia.
Dementia organisations such as Alzheimer's Society believe it is crucial to understand the risk factors associated with dementia and to take proactive steps towards risk reduction, such as staying active, stopping smoking, remaining social and reducing alcohol consumption.
Hollie Wynde, Dementia Support Line Team Leader at Alzheimer’s Society said: “One in every three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
“So it’s really important to keep talking about it and keep raising that awareness.”
This year Alzheimer's Society is hosting a memory walk in Manchester on October 8 at Heaton park where participants can share a day of advice and support whilst raising money for the charity.
The first walk starts at 11am and there is a shorter 2km and a slightly more advanced 7km route walkers can get involved with.
We spoke to Alzheimer's Society to understand more about the early symptoms of the disease and how people living with dementia and their carers can get the support they need.
This international campaign is intended to raise awareness of and challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease and all other forms of dementia.
Around World Alzheimer's Day, many charities worldwide host memory walks and fundraising events and campaign to bring attention to people affected by dementia.
Dementia organisations such as Alzheimer's Society believe it is crucial to understand the risk factors associated with dementia and to take proactive steps towards risk reduction, such as staying active, stopping smoking, remaining social and reducing alcohol consumption.
Hollie Wynde, Dementia Support Line Team Leader at Alzheimer’s Society said: “One in every three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
“So it’s really important to keep talking about it and keep raising that awareness.”
This year Alzheimer's Society is hosting a memory walk in Manchester on October 8 at Heaton park where participants can share a day of advice and support whilst raising money for the charity.
The first walk starts at 11am and there is a shorter 2km and a slightly more advanced 7km route walkers can get involved with.
We spoke to Alzheimer's Society to understand more about the early symptoms of the disease and how people living with dementia and their carers can get the support they need.
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00:00 September 21st every year is World Alzheimer's Day. This international campaign is intended
00:06 to raise awareness of and challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease and all other
00:11 forms of dementia. Around World Alzheimer's Day, many charities worldwide host memory
00:17 walks and fundraising events and campaign to bring attention to people affected by dementia.
00:24 Dementia organizations such as Alzheimer's Society believe it is crucial to understand
00:29 the risk factors associated with dementia and to take proactive steps towards risk reduction
00:35 such as staying active, stopping smoking, remaining social and reducing alcohol consumption.
00:41 This year Alzheimer's Society is hosting a memory walk in Manchester on the 8th of October
00:46 at Heaton Park where participants can share a day of advice and support whilst raising
00:51 money for the charity. The first walk starts at 11am and there is a shorter 2km and a slightly
00:58 more advanced 7km route walkers can get involved with. We spoke to Alzheimer's Society to understand
01:04 more about the early symptoms of the disease and how people living with dementia and their
01:09 carers can get the support they need.
01:12 Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms. It's caused by different diseases
01:20 like Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontal temporal dementia just to name a few.
01:26 These diseases can cause damage to the brain over time. Changes can start small so it can
01:32 just be memory loss, it could be more confusion, it could be concerns or issues when they're
01:39 trying to do everyday living tasks like making a cup of tea or maybe putting things in the
01:47 right place. Problems with communication, understanding language sometimes, maybe some
01:53 changes in behaviour that could all lead to something that you might want to get checked
01:58 out with the GP just to double check that everything is okay. The sooner a person gets
02:03 diagnosed it means they can access the support that's needed to ensure that they can live
02:08 well with this. One in every three people born today will develop dementia in their
02:15 lifetime so it's really important to keep talking about it and keep raising that awareness
02:22 so people know that they're not alone with this and that support and help is out there.
02:26 So we support people affected by dementia in various different ways. We have our website
02:32 full of information, fact sheets, real life stories, blogs and personal experience. We
02:39 have our online forum talking points where people affected by dementia can come together
02:45 and talk about their experiences. We have our support line and a dementia advisor can
02:52 talk to you, offer information, advice and support and we have local dementia advisors
02:57 within most communities. There are dementia advisors who can offer support and assistance.