Members of both the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) and the National Dementia Carers Action Network (NDCAN) supported and helped to shape the content of Alzheimer Scotland’s week-long Dementia Awareness Week (DAW) campaign– particularly Talking our language which aims to challenge the stigma and preconceptions people with dementia often face. SDWG member Stuart Dougall played a key role in Alzheimer Scotland’s national DAW communications, as one of five people who shared their experiences of young-onset dementia through a short film and a blog.
Stuart also appeared on the cover of the Dementia Awareness Week edition of Dementia in Scotland Magazine, and wrote about why dementia didn’t stop his recent South American adventure. SDWG member Margaret McCallion also appeared in the magazine, sharing what she’d like people to know about life with a diagnosis of young-onset dementia. Throughout our week of activities SDWG and NDCAN members promoted Alzheimer Scotland’s key DAW message that dementia is "One thing, not everything" about a person. They demonstrated that a person can continue to live well following a dementia diagnosis, and they played their part in tackling the stigma of dementia.
