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January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
At the end of this year of COVID outbreaks, extreme weather and evacuations, people in the East Kootenay living with dementia and their caregivers face…
Webinar to look at dementia and the pandemic
“The pandemic has had a major impact on the lives of the estimated 70,000 British Columbians living with dementia in B.C., including residents of the…
Help change the future for people affected by dementia
In an increasingly uncertain world, East Kootenay residents living with dementia and their caregivers are facing more social isolation than ever before. To help them,…
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 –…
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…