According to a recent survey, more than 50 per cent of the Canadians affected by dementia have felt stigmatized or discriminated against. For many, it’s a lonely disease.
South Delta residents can help change this by creating a team and participating in the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s. Set for Sunday, May 6, the Richmond and South Delta walk will take place at Richmond’s Thompson Community Centre at 9 a.m.
The walk is a fun and family-friendly way to create a movement, while sending a message of inclusion and hope to the estimated 70,000 British Columbians currently living with dementia, and the people who care for them.
Participants are encouraged to walk in honour or memory of someone in their lives who has faced dementia. One powerful way to do this is as a team.
“Teams create such an exciting energy at the walk,” says Krista Frazee of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.
To set-up a team, go to walkforalzheimers.ca and follow the prompts.
Money raised will fund support, education and learning opportunities for people affected by dementia.
Funds will also help enable research into the causes of and a cure for the disease.
