July 2024: Advocates in the media

Media

Dementia Advocate Claire Powell, who cares for her partner Robin who lives with dementia, was featured in an article by Australia Seniors News about BrainTrack.

Social media

Dementia Advocate Liane Fletcher shared about her and her family’s decision to move her mother Dorothy, who lives with dementia, into residential aged care. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Susan Burgess shared how her husband John’s dementia diagnosis wasn’t going to stop them from living their lives to the fullest. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Ann Pietsch shared how her relationship with her husband Timothy evolved after she was diagnosed with dementia. (Facebook)

We shared a post about how to get involved with Dementia Action Week featuring photos from Dementia Advocate Jack Ellis. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate and Peer Leader Bruce McDermaid, who cares for his brother Russell who lives with younger onset dementia, shared why he joined the Connecting Peers program to help support other carers. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Jonathan Brown shared about his experience being diagnosed with younger onset dementia at age 55. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Dharsh Ekanayake shared about the grief she experiences caring for her mother Mallika, who lives with dementia. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Tamara shared about the initial signs and symptoms she noticed in her mother Margaret who lived with primary progressive aphasia and frontal temporal dementia. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Patrick Frost shared about his rescue dog Charley and the joy he brings to Patrick and his partner Janet who lives with Alzheimer’s disease. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Jason van Genderen shared how he enjoyed walks with his mother Hendrika, known as Oma, who lived with dementia which is why he and his family participated in Memory Walk & Jog. (Facebook)