As the population ages, the incidence of dementia is rising at an alarming rate, but it’s not one single disease and some forms can be reversed, says Professor Kerryn Phelps.
Christine Bryden, 66, has had dementia for 20 years, yet she does not live in a nursing home, is still able to converse, follow the news and even dance.
Dealing with dementia in an elderly family member is hard enough, but imagine if both your children succumbed to the disease and you were forced to watch them slowly die.