‘It is not a natural part of ageing’: The unheard truths of Dementia

Based on current population trends, the number of people living with dementia could double within the next two decades.

Published: 16 July 2025
  • national
  • 16 July 2025
  • Radio 4BC

Executive Director of Dementia Australia, Dr Kaele Stokes, joined Jason Matthews to unpack the importance of raising awareness for the disease.

“The person is still the person that they’ve always been. It’s just that their way of being able to express themselves might be slightly more scrambled.”

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