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James McKillop
 — dementia ambassador to Japan
Author(s)Mayumi Hayashi
Journal titleJournal of Dementia Care, vol 24, no 3, May/June 2016
PublisherHawker Publications, May/June 2016
Pagespp 12-13
Sourcewww.hawkerpublications.com
KeywordsDementia ; Attitude ; Japan.
AnnotationJames McKillop had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) aged 59, and having always talked about the condition, was a founder member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group in 2002. When he arrived in Tokyo in November 2015, he said that he had nothing to declare except the right of people to live well with dementia. This article describes his interactions and the positive messages he shared with audiences in Japan. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-160520200 A
ClassmarkEA: DP: 7DT

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