{"id":3950,"date":"2025-01-23T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3950"},"modified":"2025-01-23T09:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:02:12","slug":"why-dementia-australia-named-adam-harvey-as-its-new-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/why-dementia-australia-named-adam-harvey-as-its-new-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Dementia Australia named Adam Harvey as its new Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3950\" class=\"elementor elementor-3950\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6f481b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6f481b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d262c32\" data-id=\"d262c32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c457a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c457a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Country music singer and songwriter Adam Harvey, who is the newest Dementia Australia Ambassador, has a deeply personal connection to the condition.<\/p><p>His mother Andrea\u2019s diagnosis inspired him to write his song, Remember Me, which he performed recently at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.<\/p><p>\u201cMy mum\u2019s journey with dementia has been deeply challenging for my family, but it has also shown me the importance of understanding, support, and compassion,\u201d Adam said.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m honoured to join Dementia Australia as an Ambassador, and I\u2019m excited to use my voice to raise awareness about dementia, especially in rural and remote communities where support can sometimes be harder to access.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ded0588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ded0588\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b62d91\" data-id=\"5b62d91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d6409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"76d6409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=QGwBlxE5J7U&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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