The third engagement of the day was at St. John's Day Centre, where I joined Miss Swansea and others to open a cake sale in aid of Alzheimer's UK.
The prevalence of dementia is more common that cancer, cardiovascular disease and strokes. Symptoms include memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding.
Dementia research is desperately underfunded. For every person living with dementia, the annual cost to the UK economy is over £30,000, yet only £90 is spent for each on dementia research each year.
Unpaid carers supporting someone with dementia, save the economy £11 billion a year. Without them, the whole system would collapse.
With an aging population, it is important that we recognise the role of those carers and invest more in research to try and eradicate this disease.
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