Lecture: Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient
View(s):Dr. Willie Mendis, Professor Emeritus at the University of Moratuwa will talk on what caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease entails when he shares his story on September 18 at the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation auditorium at 6 p.m.
Dr. Willie Mendis
Dr. Mendis has been Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa and Chairman, Urban Development Authority.
He says caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is truly a journey that cannot be compared with any other. “My awareness to Alzheimer’s was zero until I was told about it six years ago in 2008. Since then I have been a caregiver. My own professional background suggested at the time that I look for an “instruction manual,” or, a “one-stop-shop”, that will give me the nuts and bolts of care-giving. Unfortunately, none could be found anywhere. Thus I began my on-going journey of caring in the best and devoted way that I could. This journey has no parallel to any other that I have traversed to date in my 72 years.
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