Dementia is the leading cause of death for Australian women. Unless we find a cure soon it's estimated that 812,500 people will be living with dementia by 2054. But dementia is not inevitable. Professor Ian Hickie from the Brain and Mind Research Institute has a few tips for preventing it.

Dementia is the leading cause of death for Australian women. Unless we find a cure soon it's estimated that 812,500 people will be living with dementia by 2054. But dementia is not inevitable. Professor Ian Hickie from the Brain and Mind Research Institute has a few tips for preventing it.

Suddenly Senior – For anyone who’s getting old…. or planning to. Angela Catterns and Ian Rogerson have been buddies since the 80s after working together at radio station Double J. Now they’re considered ‘veterans of the industry’ and they’re not sure they like it. Join them and their friends in a no-holds-barred exploration of ageing as they navigate their way through all the glories and indignities of getting old. 

Suddenly Senior – For anyone who’s getting old…. or planning to. Angela Catterns and Ian Rogerson have been buddies since the 80s after working together at radio station Double J. Now they’re considered ‘veterans of the industry’ and they’re not sure they like it. Join them and their friends in a no-holds-barred exploration of ageing as they navigate their way through all the glories and indignities of getting old.

Suddenly Senior – For anyone who’s getting old…. or planning to.

Suddenly Senior

Ian Hickie - Dementia is not inevitable

Joanna Maxwell has been the director of the age discrimination team at the Human Rights Commission and is the author of many books including The New Retirement. A passionate advocate for embracing old age she tells us that happiness peaks at the age of 80.

Joanna Maxwell has been the director of the age discrimination team at the Human Rights Commission and is the author of many books including The New Retirement. A passionate advocate for embracing old age she tells us that happiness peaks at the age of 80.

Joanna Maxwell - Happiness peaks at 80

Retirement doesn’t scare Monica Attard because she’s incapable of getting bored. An academic and former foreign correspondent for the ABC she boasts a strange badge of honour; getting banned from Russia. She plans to write another book on the country once she’s unemployed.

Retirement doesn&rsquo;t scare Monica Attard because she&rsquo;s incapable of getting bored. An academic and former foreign correspondent for the ABC she boasts a strange badge of honour; getting banned from Russia. She plans to write another book on the country once she&rsquo;s unemployed.

Monica Attard - I never get bored

It’s been another long nana nap between episodes but a lot has been happening for us. Ange has become a grandparent, and Ian had a heart attack ... in a hospital!

It&rsquo;s been another long nana nap between episodes but a lot has been happening for us. Ange has become a grandparent, and Ian had a heart attack ... in a hospital!

Ian Hickie - Dementia is not inevitable

Suddenly Senior

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