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In this week’s episode, Geoff is talking to Juanita Hughes who was a Finalist in the 2021 Queensland Community Achievement Awards. Juanita Hughes was diagnosed with younger onset early-stage behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia in mid-2019 at the age of 54. She has since dedicated herself to advocacy. Juanita is a Dementia Australia Dementia Advocate, a Dementia Australia Advisory Committee member, and National Older Persons Reference Group member. She is creating dementia-friendly communities and is leading the development of the Western Brisbane Dementia Alliance with great community support, including all 3 levels of government representatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.