A Global Message for Dementia Awareness

08 Jul 2013

Alzheimer's, dementia, dementia awareness, person with dementia

A Call to Action for Dementia Awareness

Michael Ellenbogen, diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease, was featured on The Caregiver’s Voice last month.

Ellenbogen sent a Call to Action for worldwide dementia awareness.

This Call to Action invites us to publicly post the Purple Angel to signify our dementia awareness. This worldwide campaign is being spearheaded by Norman J. McNamara of the Torbay Dementia Action Alliance who co-created the Purple Angel with Jane Moore of the Camelford Dementia Action Alliance.

The Purple Angel symbolizes dementia awareness around the world

Click on the letter or text link below to read Ellenbogen’s Call to Action then print your own Purple Angel and post it in a public place of your business assuming all employees are dementia aware.

Purple Angel Call for Dementia Awareness

About the Author

Brenda Avadian, MA, serves as President of The Caregiver's Voice. While caring for her (late) father with Alzheimer's disease, she founded The Caregiver's Voice to bring fresh voices and much-needed information to family caregivers and professionals. An author of nine books, including two bestsellers, she writes 100 articles, yearly and serves as a national spokesperson for caregivers for people with dementia.

4 Comments

Don MC Cormick July 9, 2013 at 6:24 am
Brenda, Along with distributing the Angel Pins, Ordering the shirt and cup, I have also been faxing The Purple Angel call to doctors I know in the area.
- Brenda Avadian, MA July 9, 2013 at 6:35 am
  Yaaaayyy, Don! Go Don. GO DON! 😉
Don MC Cormick July 9, 2013 at 3:32 am
Great visit tothe Neurologist yesterday for Marie. The drug they have identified as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s and LBD is under trial. The Doctor Marie sees is one of the three that are doing the trial. The drug is already approved for ALS by the FDA. They see little problem getting it approved for Parkinson’s. In trials done already it shows it can reverse the Parkinsonism and LBD. It has great potential and should be approved within 3-4 months provided there are no problems. WHooppppeeeee. I also have distributed 8 of the ten Angels, purchased a Angel Mug and Shirt to show Awareness. I am so happy we are finally seeing some action on making the world aware and seeing some results. The world is starting to pay attention to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and all related dementia’s. We really need this!
- Brenda Avadian, MA July 9, 2013 at 6:01 am
  Don, thanks for sharing. Your comments are part of Dementia Awareness to help others whose loved ones may want to join this clinical trial for Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia.
  And thank you for spreading awareness–one by one and we’ll blanket the world with Purple Angels for Dementia Awareness!