When his grandmother was diagnosed, Fernando Peres realised how ill prepared countries like Brazil are for treating dementia
It took one year and countless visits to various doctors in Porto Alegre, in southernAfter undergoing clinical tests, Peres’s grandmother, Nilva Aguzzoli, 73 at the time, attended a doctor’s appointment with her grandson to get the results. Two minutes before the end of the 15-minute appointment, the doctor announced that his grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease before standing up and bidding them farewell.The human toll of non-communicable diseases is huge and rising.
Investment in tackling these common and chronic conditions that kill 71% of us is incredibly low, while the cost to families, economies and communities is staggeringly high. , had. I thought my grandma was going to say: ‘Hello, my name is Nilva, hello my name is Nilva’ many times a day.”Alexandre Kalache
Fernando Peres with a book he wrote for children about his grandmother, Nilva Aguzzoli, who developed Alzheimer’s disease before dying in 2013, Porto Alegre, in southern BrazilAlzheimer’s and dementia more widely remain stigmatised and misunderstood, even among healthcare professionals, adds Kalache. This does not bode well for a growing population of older people in Brazil. There are 33 million people over the age of 60 in the country, he says0; in less than 30 years, there will be 67 million.
Peres wrote about conversations and situations between him and his grandmother, and also gave tips for how to manage certain behaviours and situations. He wrote about their interactions with humour and the page grew to have about 150,000 followers.
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