Learning more about Alzheimer’s
An Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign was held in Elsburg, offering various organisations a chance to learn more about the disease.
The plight of patients suffering with Alzheimer’s was highlighted at the Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign.
The campaign, which took place on Friday, was organised and hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association South Africa, Sasonah Lodge and the Elsburg Support Group and was held at the NG Kerk in Elsburg.
The event brought together representatives from several organisations including the Ekurhuleni Psychological Services, local homes for the elderly, home-based care centres, support groups and Sassa (South African Social Security Agency).
The event offered the staff of these organisations a chance to learn more about the disease and share their insight and knowledge with one another.
Debbie Beech from the Alzheimer’s Association SA opened the event with a talk on the disease describing the symptoms and treatment needed to deal with patients suffering from Alzheimer’s.
“Alzheimer’s has always been sided-lined as an illness, this is still happening today,” she said during her speech.
Melaine Nunn of Sasonah Lodge closed the event and thanked everyone involved in the campaign for their hard work.
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