Dementia Card
This card can be used to discreetly alert someone that you or the person you are with has dementia, and that you may require their help and support.
The categories below contain information, tools, links and stories from other’s experiences with dementia
1.01 A diagnosis is the first step
Getting a diagnosis is the first step in moving forward. Understand your symptoms, treatment options, and adapt to life with dementia.
1.04 Get trustworthy, up-to-date information
Some people prefer to have as much information as possible, and others prefer to focus on what they need to know right now.
1.07 Learn from others with dementia
For many people, meeting others living with dementia was a turning point in finding hope.
1.08 Progression of dementia
Some people want to know everything about dementia including what will happen in the future. Some people aren’t ready to think about the future yet. Read this article when you’re ready.
1.09 Your family’s risk of dementia
Many people with dementia are concerned about whether dementia is a hereditary disease – in other words, whether their children or grandchildren are more likely to get dementia.
2.01 Emotional reactions to having dementia
Managing your feelings is a key step in moving forward with dementia
2.02 The idea of having dementia
If you have just been diagnosed, the idea of having dementia can be more disabling than your current symptoms of dementia.