Demetia Awareness Week 2015

17th -25th May 2015 is Dementia Awareness Week

Welcome to the Stroud Dementia blog and for our first post we'd like to promote a very important event that's happening across the UK. The event is called Dementia Awareness week.














The event is organised each year by the Alzheimer’s Society to raise the public profile of those affected by  dementia and of course do plenty of much needed fund-raising.

The theme this year is #Do Something New!

“At Alzheimer’s Society, we believe that life doesn’t end when dementia begins, and we do everything we can to help people living with dementia hold onto their lives and the things they love for longer.

We also believe it’s possible to do new things and have new experiences, too. And that’s what this year’s Dementia Awareness Week is all about.”

So they are setting us all a challenge…
Can you ‘Do Something New’?

It could be something as simple as trying a new food you’ve never eaten before, to fulfilling a lifelong ambition like climbing a mountain. If you need a few ideas, click here for the society’s list of suggestions but remember, the sky’s the limit!

And do take a look at the website where they share the #Do Something New stories of 3 of their supporters who haven’t let dementia get in the way of following their dreams and finding fulfilment. Ken, Margaret and Ian’s stories are truly inspirational so do take a peep!

Feeling inspired? Great! Be sure to have fun…and don’t be afraid to share ‘your something new’ on social media using the hashtags #DoSomethingNew and #DAW2015. You might just inspire a few others!

Click here for further details of Dementia Awareness Week 2015