Being diagnosed with dementia can seem like the end of the world for those affected.
Over 400,000 people in Australia currently live with dementia.
As many as 244 people are being diagnosed with dementia each day, and numbers are expected to rise dramatically over the next 40 years.
What should you do after a diagnosis and can you live a quality life with dementia?
Dementia refers to a collection of symptoms caused by disorders affecting the brain - the most common type being Alzheimer's disease.
Trevor Crosby has been living with a form of dementia called the Lewy body disease for about seven years.
His memory is deteriorating each day but he'll never forget the day when he got diagnosed.
