By Liang Yin Ko | Project Leader
Dementia itself isn’t frightening—what’s frightening is facing it alone.
“Grandma Amei attends every class!” At the community centre, she’s considered one of the teacher’s star students.”
Even with dementia, Grandma Amei never misses exercise sessions, classes, or handcraft workshops. By regularly participating in outdoor activities and community events, her condition has stabilized, and the progression of her dementia has slowed.
She often asks the social worker, “Do we have class tomorrow? I can’t quite remember.”
Here at the community centre, no one defines older adults by their dementia. If she forgets the new characters from last week, her classmates quickly open their books to show her. Her friends, worried she might forget, gently remind her, “Amei, don’t forget to catch the bus at eight tomorrow for class!”
No one laughs at her for asking the same questions over and over, or hurries her along. She is surrounded by friends who are happy to walk this journey with her.
Dementia itself isn’t frightening—what’s frightening is facing it alone.
“I know I forget things,” Grandma Amei says, “but I also know that everyone will help me remember.”
Your care and companionship help ensure that older adults like her are never left behind or forgotten.
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