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DESCRIPTION:Join us on聽May 26\, 2021聽at noon for the next webcast in our bi
 weekly series\,聽9I制作厂免费 Cares\, designed to support informal caregivers. Du
 ring candid\, 30-minute interviews with leading experts\, Claire Webster\,
  Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the 9I制作厂免费 Dementia Education Pr
 ogram\, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementi
 a.\n\nLiving Well with Dementia\n\nMary-Beth Wighton聽is an advocate for pe
 ople living with dementia and a pioneer to advance the rights of persons w
 ith dementia. Ms. Wighton is involved in numerous cross-sector projects in
 volving research and policy development\, including being a member of the 
 Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia and of the Alzheimer Society of Can
 ada Dementia and COVID-19 Task Force. She is co-chair of Dementia Advocacy
  Canada and is a part-time Behavioural Supports Ontario Lived Experience F
 acilitator. She has just released her first book:聽Dignity & Dementia: Carp
 e Diem. My journals of living with dementia.\n\nRoger Marple聽has made it h
 is mission to dispel myths about the disease and the stigma associated wit
 h dementia. He demonstrates in his life that\, despite the challenges\, it
  is possible to live well with dementia. Mr. Marple is a member of the Alz
 heimer Society of Canada鈥檚 advisory group to help raise awareness of the n
 eeds of people with dementia\, including the specific needs of people livi
 ng with young onset and/or early-stage dementia. He also serves on the boa
 rd of directors of the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territor
 ies and is active in supporting dementia research in Canada.\n\nMs. Wighto
 n聽was diagnosed in 2012 with probable frontotemporal dementia at the age o
 f 45 and聽Mr. Marple聽was diagnosed in 2015 with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease with va
 scular components at the age of 57. They will share what it鈥檚 like to rece
 ive such a diagnosis and how they have come to terms with it and continue 
 to live full and meaningful lives. They will also talk about how their adv
 ocacy work on behalf of persons living with dementia contributes to their 
 own well-being.\n\nThis episode of聽9I制作厂免费 Cares聽is made possible thanks to
  a donation from聽Ryan and Dominique Lynam in memory of their wonderful nan
 as\, Stella Pearson and Muriel Wilson.\n\nThis webcast is free and open to
  the public.\n\nClick here聽beginning at聽12:00 pm EDT聽on聽Wednesday\, May 26
 .\n
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SUMMARY:9I制作厂免费 Cares: Living Well with Dementia
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