Lewy Body Society new website

The Lewy Body Society have launched a new website and podcast to help communicate more clearly about the condition with people who are living with dementia, their families and carers, researchers and health and care professionals. 

You can access the website here: https://www.lewybody.org, and the podcast ‘Living with Lewy’ (Parts 1 and 2) here: https://www.lewybody.org/information-and-support/podcast/ 

The Lewy Body Society say of the podcast: 

Until the 2014 death of actor Robin Williams, not many people had heard of Lewy Body Dementia, even though it comprises an estimated 15% of all dementia cases. Aiming to raise awareness of the condition, Living with Lewy is a two-episode bespoke podcast produced by ITN Business for the Lewy Body Society.” 

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