Nobody wants to hear the news that they have developed de mentia and it is currently the biggest killer in t he UK\, ahead of heart attacks\, strokes and cance r. There is a lot of fear and stigma attached to a diagnosis\, which can make living with dementia ( and caring for someone with it) very hard.
J oin us to for a presentation by Jan Payne (a Demen tia Friends Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society ) to learn more about dementia and the ways we can all help to improve the quality of life for those living with it. Please note this is a general inf ormation session and not a medical presentation an d will last about 45 minutes. At the end there wil l be an opportunity\, for those who wish to do so\ , to join over 3 million people in the UK\, by bec oming a Dementia Friend.
DESCRIPTION:Nobody wants to hear the news that they have devel oped dementia and it is currently the biggest kill er in the UK\, ahead of heart attacks\, strokes an d cancer. There is a lot of fear and stigma attach ed to a diagnosis\, which can make living with dem entia (and caring for someone with it) very hard.\ n \n Join us to for a presentation by Jan Payne (a Dementia Friends Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s S ociety) to learn more about dementia and the ways we can all help to improve the quality of life for those living with it. Please note this is a gener al information session and not a medical presentat ion and will last about 45 minutes. At the end the re will be an opportunity\, for those who wish to do so\, to join over 3 million people in the UK\, by becoming a Dementia Friend.\n \n CATEGORIES:Community Learning CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20261125T120000 DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261125T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261125T130000 LOCATION:Online\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.communities1st.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6936 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR