Patty Takawira

But like the point is, there's no escaping this, right?

So I think it's just, it hits home for both sides of the aisle.

And I mean, I think that's something that we can leverage.

Hey, my big takeaway would be that dementia is not a normal part of aging and

right?

Um, there are risk factors that, that influence, um, our risk for dementia.

And we didn't really get into the social determinants of health, but, you know, some, they're modifiable, but obviously there's, there's policy changes that, that, uh,

you know, if we don't have a, we can say, oh, physical activity is good for your health, right?

But we need to actually create an environment in which that's possible.

Earlier detection and diagnosis helps families.

It helps families understand what to expect.

It helps them plan.

It helps them identify, you know, if it's malcognitive impairment, why, you know, are there

It helps understand what's going on with the person, what treatments are possible, plan for the future.

Everyone wants that.

I know it's scary, right?

It's better to have a plan.

And then another one would be just that dementia can be detected anywhere.

It doesn't need to be in a healthcare office.

So we need to equip our community organizations that are trusted across the state to identify signs and symptoms and then have a understanding of what to do next.