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‘See me, not my disease,’ say those stigmatized because of dementia diagnosis

January 1, 2013 by

January 01, 2013 TORONTO - When Elizabeth Allen was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, her first reaction was outrage that she had developed the progressive dementia. But it was the reaction of many of those around her that made the blow even more terrible to bear.

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