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Conflict of interest disclosure
Christine Bryden PSM, MBA, Grad. Dip. Past. Counsell., BSc. Hons
Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report
I’m still here!
Christine Bryden
The first steps …
Paralysed by fear “things are in the unmaking”!
• Wrote book about fear “Who will I be when I die?”
Free “to choose one’s attitude”• Met and married Paul
• Together we could steer through troubled waters of dementia!
With his support, there was much I could do!
10-year roller-coaster ride! 2001 NZ plenary address 2003 Talks around world 2003 Elected to ADI Board 2003 Started to focus on Japan 2007 Retreated to delights of family 2010 Inspired by ADI friends in Greece “What doesn’t destroy me makes me stronger” Famous people hold out the beacon of hope for
creative suffering! It’s not all downhill!
Kaleidoscope of past and present without a future, resulting in anxiety
and panic• past is cloud shifting to reveal
memory • present is jagged flickering
fragments• future blank sheet full of surprises
Life became dominated by mania and panic• had insight and took calmatives
Yet there are blissful moments of clarity with bursts of normality breaking through the fog!
DASNI made a difference “It is by those who have
suffered that the world has been advanced.”
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.”
The DASNI Effect -Client Survival Initiative! Surviving and thriving Proactive in advocating for social justice Active supporters of each other through 3300
messages and 15000 hours of chat DASNI effect shows it to be a CSI not crime scene investigation of TV series but Client
Survival Initiative
As clients of dementia research, services and support, we claim equal status with you as care-partners for all those with dementia
The prison of dementia
Courage to reject label of dementia But reality of dementia imprisons us
• We don’t know how long till it gets worse; it can’t get better.
• “our inner life changes – we no longer live for the future, aiming for a goal. We remain in limbo, removed from normal life.”
It’s a continuing battle against rushing torrent of dementia• ongoing neuroplasticity
Up the escalator coming down!
Running up, still slipping back down We keep firing, we keep wiring, but
we also keep unwiring! We’re hanging on much longer than
expected, and have handed the baton to other experts coming after
“Nothing about us, without us!” Our story of survival can inspire
others being diagnosed today
ADI – the last decade
Much has changed! From an empty shell we now
have full participation I’ve met people with
dementia in quiet room from around world
We’re speaking out and being listened to
We’re included in governance and advisory capacities
Creating dementia-friendly society!
From “demented elderly” to … “people with cognitive deficits” Kyoto 2004: Mr Ochi spoke in public
to around 4000 people Government 10 year plan One million trained supporters Network of people with dementia Meeting in March 2011 Maybe DASNI Japan?
Restoring identity!
Sapporo music band Business cards Music Fun Travel Publicity People with dementia
reclaimed their role in society, with dignity and respect
Time is running out!
Let’s make dementia a global health priority to address global health crisis
Let’s “go forward together with our united strength” and• find cures for diseases causing dementia• improve access to medication• improve services and support• create a dementia-friendly society
Let’s dream of a world free from all the diseases that result in dementia
“With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
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