For some, it marks a new beginning

Advocates are reframing the syndrome as a different way of being – one in which potential for growth and connection endures

They argue that dementia is not a hopeless affliction, and that post-diagnostic support should become more humane and scientific. Some are even calling for the condition to be completely reimagined.

One patient, quoted in the dementia expert John Zeisel’s book ‘I’m Still Here’ goes so far as to describe it as ‘a new stage in a wonderful life, no less challenging or interesting than all the earlier stages’.

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