05/12/2025
“Mum passed away just before midnight on New Year’s Eve 2024, two weeks after her 82nd birthday and one week after Christmas," says Imedla.
"As my brother and I left the care home, fireworks lit up the sky. It felt like the world was celebrating not just the new year, but her life — a life filled with love, strength, laughter and kindness.”
“I feel incredibly fortunate that Mum always remembered my name. Her eyes always lit up. And she always told me she loved me. I know that not every family is so lucky. And now as I move through the first milestones without her - her birthday, Christmas, the new year - I’m reminded that for someone else with dementia, these milestone moments will be their last.”
Right now, nearly half a million Australians are living with dementia, and without breakthroughs in treatment or prevention, that number is expected to double in the next 30 years. Research is the key to changing that.
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