{"id":20163,"date":"2025-08-26T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=20163"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:07:08","slug":"lest-we-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/20163","title":{"rendered":"Lest we forget\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20163\" class=\"elementor elementor-20163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1dad0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd1dad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6389d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6389d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ripple effects of Alzheimer\u2019s disease reach far beyond patients, often leaving families having to watch their loved ones fade while they themselves struggle with the mounting emotional and financial toll of having to manage around-the-clock care.  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a928f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a928f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Globally, Alzheimer\u2019s is the most prevalent form of dementia, while in South Africa it is estimated that some 187 000 individuals are affected by dementia-related conditions. This makes awareness initiatives, such as World Alzheimer\u2019s Day on 21 September, crucial to helping people recognise the signs of Alzheimer\u2019s and foster compassion for those who are affected.<\/p><p>Caring for a loved one with dementia can be draining and frustrating, but imagine living a day in their life, experiencing the world as they do. This gentle approach recognises that for someone with dementia, including Alzheimer\u2019s, there needs to be empathy and understanding for their emotional experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4c2f8 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fc4c2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe goal isn\u2019t to fix your loved one\u2019s memory \u2013 it\u2019s to preserve their dignity, reduce anxiety, and maintain connection through love and understanding. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b979e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b979e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-698x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-1047x1536.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Care-with-kindness.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20163?action=genpdf&amp;id=20163\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ripple effects of Alzheimer\u2019s disease reach far beyond patients, often leaving families having to watch their loved ones fade while they themselves struggle with the mounting emotional and financial toll of having to manage around-the-clock care. 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