On March 4, you will have the opportunity to play an even bigger role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, with donations you make MATCHED by a caring group of Bionics Institute supporters.
By giving generously on Alzheimer’s Research Giving Day, you will be doubling your impact towards life-changing research that gives hope to so many people who are living with the devastating effects of the disease around the world.
Our new Ambassador: Vance Joy!
While you may know him from his hit song Riptide — which has been streamed more than 2 billion times on Spotify — you may not know that Vance is passionate about finding a way to combat memory loss and the worst effects of Alzheimer’s disease. With your help, he is hoping we raise enough money this Giving Day to progress our pioneering research into the disease.
I’m proud to support the Bionics Institute in their research into brain stimulation treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, aiming to combat memory loss. If you’re able to support, please donate to their Giving Day on March 4. Vance Joy
Your support can make a huge difference to people like Daryl
Daryl was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2021 at just 58 years old.
Following his diagnosis and progression of the disease, Daryl has had to give up his life-long career teaching primary school children, and like many people with Alzheimer’s, he and his family have had to rapidly adjust to a new way of life to ensure he has the support he needs.
For his wife Cathy, and their family, the impact has been profound. Cathy, who manages the local bookstore, has shouldered the primary caregiving role, while their daughter and her husband have moved back home to help.
“You have to have a lot of patience dealing with Alzheimer’s and it can be like putting your regular life on hold to make everything work around the disease,” Cathy says.
“We have a pretty good system of visuals in the house, and every day we try and make a bit of a plan of what’s going to happen. We just have to make sure that we’re super organised.”
Cathy and Daryl are both grateful to have taken part in the Bionics Institute’s Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) trial, which has brought a glimmer of hope.
The whole experience was really positive for us. We felt valued and always comfortable and supported and well looked after. I’m really hoping it progresses and as many people as possible can get it. Cathy, Daryl’s wife and carer
