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I got to meet Marilyn McCulloch at our NDP Roundtable on a National Alzheimers strategy recently in Brantford. She is an incredibly passionate and experienced advocate for her husband and family. Marilyn recently participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle, who has tabled a private members bill proposing a national strategy for dealing with dementia in Canada. Gravelle, whose mother had Alzheimers, was shocked to learn Canada doesnt have a strategy for the epidemic of dementia sweeping the world as baby boomers approach the most at-risk age group. Its the only G9 country without one. The number of Canadians with dementia is estimated to double to 1.4 million by 2031 and the cost of caring for them could multiply by 10 by 2040. Marilyn said they will be asking walk participants in the Brant County walk to sign a petition supporting Gravelles bill. Read this article and consider signing the petition too.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:56:54 +0000

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