Absolutely love this photo of Maxine Linnell who started the petition to stop 'The Long Goodbye'. It shows she is very much alive, as does the amazing work she has done in progressing the petition which currently has 1763 signatures. Please share this post and ask people to

My latest blog, you are welcome to read and share Dementia action week took the wind out of my sails... dementiaalzheimers.home.blog/2024/05/27/dia…

On Scottish Dementia Awareness with the theme Your Voice Your Choice Your Life everybody should read this blog and support more people with dementia to raise their voices and be heard #WeCare #DAW2024 #WeRStillAlive

Turning Upset into Action: Petition author "Stop negative & inaccurate dementia publicity" finally spoke to Alex Hyde-Smith of Alzheimer's Society. Read what we want to see, his apology and our presentation. drive.google.com/file/d/11JTvBh…. Any thoughts? 🙏 image Gail Gregory

Calls for Stephen Kinnock to visit a 'social care service' make me nervous, as he'll inevitably head to a care home. How about going to see someone in the place they call home, making 'home first' the emblem of social care reform?

In honor of Disabled Pride Month, check out the latest All Inclusive Solutions podcast episode! Join me and Dr. Tom Adler Thomas Adler as we talk with Jane Cooper about autism. Jane shares heartfelt insights and practical solutions to support her daughter Megan and others with autism.

Alzheimer's treatment #lecanemab represents a remarkable achievement in science. It's disappointing this drug will not be available on the NHS, but it's not the end of the road. Dr Amina McDiarmid has shared her reaction to the news and why we must now build on this progress.

The NHS should not pick up the high cost of identifying who can take this drug. Drug companies needed to develop simpler and cheaper diagnostics to identify the 70,000 (7% of the dementia population) who can be prescribed this drug, or develop a drug that more patients can take.

Great explanation of why a better drug is needed and acknowledgement to all the people who have increased our understanding of new treatments for Alzheimer's. Other organisations need to support NICE and new research so the dementia community can access safer and better drug and

We need to clearly separate diagnostics about whether a person can take this drug safely and respond versus a diagnosis for dementia. This drug worked because people were identified who would respond and not have side effect by using very expensive tests with specialised

Please repost to give a voice to those who see people diagnosed with dementia as very much alive. Lets support their voices to be sought and listened to, so they can be enabled and empowered to live their best lives.

Inclusive Sports 🤝🧑‍🦽🏅 Excited to share that Dr. Tom Adler Thomas Adler and I are joined by the incredible Louise Louise Hunt Skelley PLY on our all-inclusive solutions podcast! 🎙️ You might know her from Channel 4 wheelchair tennis coverage during #paraolympics2024. Louise is a champion

Wonderful campaign. Please share so people can understand the simple things we can do to support people diagnosed with dementia, their families and friends. Rethink Dementia youtu.be/82cLVZaoskI?fe… via YouTube

Our latest podcast is with Adriane Berg from Ageless Traveler, a pioneer in elder law and travel advocacy! She believes travel brings us to life at any age and wants to help everyone keep exploring. 🎧 podfollow.com/1743032476 Thanks for the great discussion, Adriane and Thomas Adler!

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Renewed Hope on World Alzheimer's Day linkedin.com/pulse/renewed-… via LinkedIn

😱Shocking Ignorance on Dementia & Ageism in Health & Care! Paola Barbarino shared the fact below from ADI World Alzheimer's Report 2024. Should GP's be the primary contact for dementia in the UK? Can't we book our own memory assessments? #TimeToActOnDementia #Ageism

So important to raise the discussion. How can we change stigma in society in society if health and care professionals don't understand and acknowledge dementia is different from ageing. Why can't we book memory assessments ourselves?

Thanks #Openthedoors for the ethical discussion Please share the video by NHS Scotland to start to change the stigma around dementia nhsinform.scot/campaigns/reth… Maxine Linnell's views of how to change dementia discrimination were inspiring. #TimeToActOnDementia

"Please listen to yesterday's discussion openthedoors.au/latest-news/th… #TheLongGoodbye. Together, we can reduce the 88% of discrimination encountered in dementia. Share media you support or actions to create balanced, hopeful depictions . #TimeToActOnDementia #BetterTogether"

Open the Door on Dementia - Read, learn and consider what you can do to continue the debate so we can change the stigma of dementia and support families like those portrayed in the ATTAPONG's Society advert The Long Goodbye maxinelinnell.com/post/open-the-… #TimeToActOnDementia #OTD2030