Friday, September 14, 2012

World Alzheimer’s Day: September 21

World Alzheimer's Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer's organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer's and dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning. At the moment, Alzheimer's is progressive and irreversible.


September is World Alzheimer's Month!

September 2012 marks the first global World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma.

The theme for World Alzheimer's Month 2012 is Dementia: Living together.