Alzheimer’s remains a central part of this awareness campaign, and anyone who has experienced this in their life through someone close to them can attest to the cruelness of it. Our memories are the currency of our emotions — whether in joy or sadness, they all count. And so, to be deprived of the ability to harbour memories of our lives is a tragedy that is beyond description, in my view. It is my hope that I can do my bit to raise awareness about this awful disease. Further to this, in thinking about mental health, it is a common fallacy to think that because one is perceived to ‘have it worse’ than their neighbour, then their plight must be less grave or less vital for discussion than someone else’s. But mental health should not be a stigma or label that people willingly or subconsciously overlook or even write off. Though we might not ever know them, there are thousands of people who choose not to live another day, and therefore, simply being here to see tomorrow is a victory in itself. We all have people who care about us and whose lives would be vastly different without us in them, and so, it is important to cherish those around us, while we have them. Every person’s individual circumstances are in their very nature, ‘personal,’ and just as one cannot directly feel the joys and triumphs that others enjoy, so too is the case for a person’s lowest points in life. I believe that if we can respect the fact that we do not know somebody’s entire story, perspective, context and experience, we can be a little bit more empathic. And a little bit of empathy can go a long way towards changing the world for the better.