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The Lumbrerense Association of Alzheimer's Patients, ALDEA, has celebrated World Alzheimer's Day (September 21) with different symbolic acts.

The purpose has been to remember that it is the most frequent cause of dementia in today's Spanish society.

And in our country there are more than 800,000 people with Alzheimer's disease, the main cause of disability in the elderly and every year 40,000 new cases are diagnosed, according to the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN).

The acts have been assisted by the Health Advisor;

Manuel Villegas, and the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras;

María Ángeles Tunisia, and have started at 11:00 a.m. with a breakfast in the Garden of San Rafael, to give way to the realization of workshops by the workers of ALDEA, reading a manifesto and release of dedicated balloons to this irreversible degeneration disease of the brain that causes disorders in memory, cognition, personality and other functions.

In addition, attendees have been able to enjoy a photographic exhibition of activities and work done by users of ALDEA.

It is necessary to emphasize that the impact of this disease is social and economic, with a family impact also especially important for the profile of the caregiver.

It is estimated that a patient with Alzheimer's disease needs about 70 hours of care per week, a reality that is associated with a higher level of stress than the care of other diseases.

80% of the cases responsible for these care are direct relatives, mainly women.

The mayor of the town, Mª Angeles Tunisia, said that "from the City Council we will continue to collaborate with the ALDEA Association so that they can continue to develop the important social work they do with Alzheimer's patients and their families."

For his part, the Minister of Health, Manuel Villegas, stressed that from the regional government “a pilot project is being developed to be able to direct patients to the best available resource based on their clinical and social situation, so that the treatments �.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras