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Allister Robertson: My Life's Journey creator on the app designed to help kiwis living with dementia

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 8:42 p.m.

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More than 70,000 kiwis are currently living with dementia and this number expected to triple in the coming years.

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After being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer\\u2019s, Allister Robertson created an app to help others in the same boat.

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My Life\'s Journey encourages users to record things from their lives with words, photos, and videos.

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It then prompts discussions in a therapeutic format for recalling memory.

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Allister told Mike Hosking that it helps him personally and that once you start, it\\u2019s never ending.

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