Letter to Editor: unite for Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Action Week

Dear editor,

I want to invite your readers to unite for Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Action Week,which takes place from 21 – 27 May.

There are 45,000 people living with dementia in Wales and too many face the condition alone without adequate support.

During the week we want people to take actions such as becoming a Dementia Friend, which allows people to learn a little bit more about what it’s like to live with dementia and then turn that understanding into action. In Wales THERE ARE NEARLY 100,000 DEMENTIA FRIENDS. Help us increase that number at DEMENTIAFRIENDS.ORG.UK

THERE WILL BE EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS WALES AROUND THE THEME OF COMMUNITY CHANGE. _Get your family, friends or work colleagues to sign up and be the first to hear more about what’s happening locally at ALZHEIMERS.ORG.UK/DEMENTIAACTIONWEEK [2]

There are other ways to get involved, such as fundraising with our Challenge Dementia Quiz pack or taking part in research through the Join Dementia Research campaign.

Whatever action you take, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru wants to hear about it. Share what you are planning on social media by using #DAW2018 on Twitter or like your local Alzheimer’s Society Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AlzheimersSocietyCymru [3]

Yours sincerely,

Sue Phelps MBE, Country Director for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru_