4. Dementia as a terminal illness

A fact of life is that we will all die at some time. Some of us will die suddenly, some of us will die from a cancer or a chronic respiratory disease. People with dementia may also die in such ways, but many die from the complications of advanced dementia, following multiple infections, aspiration of food or fluids or following a fall. 

‘The last 2 to 3 years being most difficult for the person with dementia and their loved ones (Richard Taylor, Person with dementia).

The late Dr. Richard Taylor a founding member of Dementia Alliance International (DAI) impacted the lives of thousands of people around the world. Read more about him here.