What should you do after being diagnosed with dementia?

Being diagnosed with dementia can seem like the end of the world for those affected.

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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?

Emma Papaemmanouel reports.