June 2024: Advocates in the Media
Media
Dementia Advocate Catherine Daskalakis featured in a story by Region Illawarra about a local retreat to support people living with dementia.
Dementia Advocate Blanche Antonisen was interviewed by Channel 9 Sydney about D-Esc, Dementia Australia’s new innovative virtual reality training workshop for de-escalating a behavioural emergency in a care setting.
ABC Radio National interviewed Chair of Dementia Australia Dementia Advisory Committee and Dementia Advocate Bobby Redman and Dementia Advocate Dharsh Ekanayake on the Federal Government’s announcement of 24,000 home care packages for supported independent living.
Social Media
Dementia Advocate Erica Krieger shared her experience caring for her grandmother who lived with Alzheimer’s disease and the support she received from Dementia Australia. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Tamara McKee shared that she joined the Dementia Advocates Program to help raise awareness of dementia shortly after her mother passed away from frontotemporal dementia. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Susan Burgess shared about the early signs of dementia she noticed in her husband John. (Facebook)
To acknowledge Men’s Health Week, Dementia Advocate Phil Hazell shared how exercise like talking walks with his assistant dog Margot help him to stay healthy. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Patrick Frost shared how his partner Janet, who lives Alzheimer’s disease, uses writing to help her stay connected to her sense of identity. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Janice Timms shared how she and her husband Richard made the most out of the time they had together after Richard was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. (Facebook)
As part of our fundraising tax appeal, we shared a story from Dementia Advocate Russell Martin on the support he and his wife Lindy received from Dementia Australia. (Facebook)
Dementia Advocate Cheryl L shared about the process she went through to get a dementia diagnosis for her husband Bob. (Facebook)
For Reconciliation Week, we shared a story from Dementia Advocate Gwenda Darling on the important of education and support for First Nations people living with dementia. (Facebook)