The organizer of a public town hall meeting in White Rock Tuesday morning is inviting local MLAs – and others who have declared their candidacy – to meet constituents for a discussion of establishing a provincial plan on dementia.
Surrey resident Jim Mann, a committed advocate for families in B.C. dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, has scheduled the meeting for 10 a.m. at the Alzheimer Society of B.C.'s White Rock-North Delta-Surrey Central Resource Centre, 4 - 1475 Anderson St.
Mann, himself diagnosed with dementia in 2007 at the age of 58, is the co-creator, with the society, of Push for a Plan, a campaign aimed at preparing B.C. for rising tide of dementia and, hopefully, averting a crisis.
A former communications consultant, Mann believes such a plan could significantly improve the lives of more than 70,000 B.C. residents with Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.
Earlier this year, Mann tweeted his daily thoughts and activities for the month of January to provide the perspective of a person in the early stage of Alzheimer's.