AN IRISH family who live with the effects of Alzheimer's Disease are appealing for the public's help.
Mum Kathy Ryan, a Tipperary woman and her two sons Andrew and Matt made a simple but powerful video to help others understand what it's like for the people who suffer from the disease and their families.
Kathy has Early Onset Alzheimer's at just 56-years-old. Both she, her sons Andrew and Matt, are asking the public to get behind a campaign to enable people with dementia to live at home with their families as long as possible.
The moving video shows the two boys holding up a series of signs. "This is our mom" says the first sign.
They go on to hold up a series of signs saying things like: "Mom never forgot our birthdays."
"Mom never forgot to cheer us on from the sidelines."
"But", reads the next sign "someday mom will forget our birthdays."
The young men go on to urge us to give people like their mother the dignity and respect they deserve while the deal with dementia.308K Views
So far the video has clocked up 308,000 views.
"People with dementia have the right to maintain their independence and the majority of people want the choice to live at home with their families", says the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland, who are behind the video and the petition.
The Society is calling on the Irish Government to invest €67 million in 2017 for home care supports for people with dementia.
You can sign the petition here
Watch the moving video here:
Sign our petition! dementia care begins at home.Like, share and sign !! Mum Kathy who has Early Onset Alzheimer's at just 56-years-old and her sons Andrew and Matt are asking you to get behind a campaign to enable people with dementia to live at home with their families as long as possible. sign here http://bit.ly/292XGAI
Posted by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland on Tuesday, July 5, 2016
