So come on world, let us turns words into actions

]So yesterday was World Alzheimer’s day.
This is my 3rd year where I’ve been aware of this date.. Before it would have passed me by, a date like any other. It’s not until something of such significance comes into your life that you notice an awareness day that is known all over the world.
So why does it make me sad to have come to my third?
Well, what’s changed in 3 years? Maybe more people are listening, maybe more people are aware. More people with dementia are talking openly. We’ve been listened to at the United Nations, thanks to Keith & Philly. All good.
But now many of us have lost our Personal Independence Payment; we still have a post code lottery of services; we still have no new medication; we’re still banging on about the same things. It really must be frustrating for people like the wonderful Kate Swaffer in Australia and the equally lovely Agnes Houston in Scotland, who were talking about the same subjects long before I came on the scene.
I realise change takes time, but time is one thing not on our side. All the positive acknowledgements, positive comments will only make a difference if this is turned into a change of actions, a change of practice and a change of attitude.
So come on world, let’s turns words into actions this World Alzheimer’s day so that next year we may have more to celebrate.