Alzheimer’s Society share how stigma is affecting people living with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society has published some first-hand accounts that detail how people living with dementia have been impacted by stigma and mistreated as a result.
One person says of traveling on public transport:
“I’ve experienced stigma while out in public, most recently on a train. I was travelling to London with a friend, and I suggested sitting in the disabled-access section, as it’s easier for me to move around in (I can struggle with my balance). A woman sitting in the seats refused to move when I asked, stating, ‘I’m not moving. You look 20 years younger than me. You don’t look disabled.’”
Another account was from someone’s hospital experience:
“I’ve been admitted to hospital a couple of times since my diagnosis. I contracted sepsis during one stay, which nearly killed me. Yet, as soon as you’re in, you become a patient – a non-person.”
Read more here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/dementia-stigma