Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia after heart disease, and the leading cause of death among women.

Two per cent of Australians are living with the condition, which can have a devastating impact on quality of life. But where there’s life there’s hope.

Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by social affairs editor Jewel Topsfield, who's exploration of what it’s like to live with dementia is one of a number of explainers that appear in a new book from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald called Explain That: 31 Intriguing Reasons Why.

Dementia is the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-death/deaths-in-australia/contents/leading-causes-of-death">second leading cause of death</a>&nbsp;in Australia after heart disease, and the leading cause of death among women.
Two per cent of Australians are living with the condition, which can have a devastating impact on quality of life. But where there&rsquo;s life there&rsquo;s hope.
Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by social affairs editor Jewel Topsfield, who's <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/it-doesn-t-define-me-what-is-it-like-to-live-with-dementia-20210421-p57l7a.html">exploration of what it&rsquo;s like to live with dementia</a>&nbsp;is one of a number of explainers that appear in a new book from&nbsp;The Age&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Sydney Morning Herald&nbsp;called&nbsp;Explain That: 31 Intriguing Reasons Why.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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