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Thanks to the people of the East Kootenay
Letter to the Editor At the end of the month-long Alzheimer’s Awareness Month campaign ‘I live with dementia; let me help you understand,’ the Alzheimer…
Silence breaks on stigma in Alzheimer Society campaign
Cranbrook residents living with dementia are going public in an effort to change hearts and minds and tackle the ongoing discrimination they experience in their…
Campaign challenges stigma for those affected by dementia
According to a B.C. survey conducted by Insights West in 2018, more than 70% of respondents felt people living with dementia experience stigma. Stigma –…
Minds in Motion has space available
Program for Cranbrook residents living with early-stage dementia Space is available for new registrants in a unique program that helps Cranbrook residents living with dementia….
Thanks to the people of the East Kootenay
Letter to the Editor The Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the people of the East Kootenay for their encouraging response to January’s annual Alzheimer’s Awareness…
Alzheimer awareness work continues
“Both Willi and I knew something was up,” says Stella Adams, talking about when she and her husband Willi Brombach began to suspect that Stella…
Campaign challenges stigma for those living with dementia
On January 7, East Kootenay residents will be invited to participate in Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a national campaign aiming to change public perception of what…
No one should face the dementia journey alone
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect thousands of British Columbians, but asking for or receiving the diagnosis can be challenging and families often don’t know…
Have a Coffee Break to support dementia services
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is inviting Cranbrook residents to bring their friends, co-workers or customers together throughout the month –…