Before you leave: remember the human.

Dementia is not a moral failure, nor a vanishing of worth. It is an illness. Awareness begins with looking — and staying — even when the mirror grows dark.

• ~57 million people worldwide live with dementia; Alzheimer’s accounts for 60–70%.
• Nearly 10 million new cases are diagnosed every year — about one person every few seconds.
• Dementia is among the world’s leading causes of death and disability in older adults.
• In Europe, cases are projected to almost double by 2050.

If someone you love is changing, meet them with quiet dignity: speak slowly, anchor with names, hold their hand, protect their routine. We do not know whose face the mirror will keep — but we can choose respect, every time.

This page is a reminder: look closer, speak kinder, stay longer.