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DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 26\, 2021 at noon for the next webcast in our bi
 weekly series\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares\, designed to support informal caregivers. Du
 ring candid\, 30-minute interviews with leading experts\, Claire Webster\,
  Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Dementia Education Pr
 ogram\, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementi
 a.\n\nLiving Well with Dementia\n\nMary-Beth Wighton is an advocate for pe
 ople living with dementia and a pioneer to advance the rights of persons w
 ith dementia. Ms. Wighton is involved in numerous cross-sector projects in
 volving research and policy development\, including being a member of the 
 Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia and of the Alzheimer Society of Can
 ada Dementia and COVID-19 Task Force. She is co-chair of Dementia Advocacy
  Canada and is a part-time Behavioural Supports Ontario Lived Experience F
 acilitator. She has just released her first book: Dignity & Dementia: Carp
 e Diem. My journals of living with dementia.\n\nRoger Marple has made it h
 is mission to dispel myths about the disease and the stigma associated wit
 h dementia. He demonstrates in his life that\, despite the challenges\, it
  is possible to live well with dementia. Mr. Marple is a member of the Alz
 heimer Society of Canada’s advisory group to help raise awareness of the n
 eeds of people with dementia\, including the specific needs of people livi
 ng with young onset and/or early-stage dementia. He also serves on the boa
 rd of directors of the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territor
 ies and is active in supporting dementia research in Canada.\n\nMs. Wighto
 n was diagnosed in 2012 with probable frontotemporal dementia at the age o
 f 45 and Mr. Marple was diagnosed in 2015 with Alzheimer’s disease with va
 scular components at the age of 57. They will share what it’s like to rece
 ive such a diagnosis and how they have come to terms with it and continue 
 to live full and meaningful lives. They will also talk about how their adv
 ocacy work on behalf of persons living with dementia contributes to their 
 own well-being.\n\nThis episode of 91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares is made possible thanks to
  a donation from Ryan and Dominique Lynam in memory of their wonderful nan
 as\, Stella Pearson and Muriel Wilson.\n\nThis webcast is free and open to
  the public.\n\nClick here beginning at 12:00 pm EDT on Wednesday\, May 26
 .\n
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SUMMARY:91ºÚÁÏÍø Cares: Living Well with Dementia
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