Mairhi Trickett: Simon Wallace - Alzheimers Scotland
Thu, Nov 30th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Weekly meeting with guest speaker.
Last week's Rotary Club meeting was graced
by the presence of three visiting Rotarians from the Duns Club, namely Nigel
Warren, Robert Lamont and Andrew Lester. Vice President Mairhi Trickett
introduced the speaker Simon Wallace, Denholm, a volunteer fund-raiser for
Alzheimer Scotland who spoke on the vexed subject of Dementia, an all-too-common
brain problem sadly much in evidence today and, indeed, is now the most common
cause of death in Scotland and affects over 90,000 people. Although mostly
found in the ageing community it can affect those in their middle-age and even
younger and there are 2,500 sufferers in the Borders alone so affected and more
women than men. The cause of dementia is not known but it affects brain
cells progressively and research for a cure is being carried out
world-wide. In an excellent talk he explained what help is available
through drug treatment, non-drug therapy, available support, understanding of
the condition and the benefits of friendship. The talk touched the
conscience of members and provoked many questions after which President Scott
Elliot gave the club's vote of thanks.
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