December 2024: Advocates in the media
Media
Herald Sun interviewed Dementia Advocate Susan O’Halloran about a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment, Xanamem. The story was syndicated nationally in the Daily Telegraph, Adelaide Advertiser, Townsville Bulletin, Weekend Post, Northern Territory News, Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin, Courier Mail, Hobart Mercury and Toowoomba Chronicle.
Dementia Advocate Gwenda Darling was included in Southern Riverina News covering her nomination for 2025 NSW Senior Australian of the Year.
Social Media
Dementia Advocate Jim Rogers discussed how he thinks of exercise as medicine while living with younger onset dementia. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate and DAAC member Nell Hawe, who lives with younger onset dementia, shared about the benefits she receives from occupational therapy. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Anthony Pollock shared his experience contacting the National Dementia Helpline. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Sophie Brown shared about the support she and her whole family received from Dementia Australia after her husband Jonathan was diagnosed with younger onset dementia last year. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Stephen Slavin shared about the importance of having support, such as Dementia Australia’s Connecting Peers program, during the holidays. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Joe Coppi shared how his wife Joyce’s assistance dog Venus helps her to have a better quality of life. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Phil Hazell, who lives with younger onset dementia, shared how his assistance dog Margot helps him to retain his independence. (Facebook)
We shared about Dementia Advocate Jim Rogers’ appearance on The Imperfects - one of Australia’s highest-rated podcasts. (Facebook)
We shared about a recent Parliamentary Friends of Dementia event in Canberra where Dementia Advocates Bobby Redman, Ruth Bohill and Jonathan Brown spoke on a panel about brain health and CTE. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Sanna Sartawy shared about the added cultural and religious complexities she faced caring for her mother Samiha, who lived with dementia. (Facebook)