In honor of Dementia Awareness Week, the adorable Carey Mulligan has taken on a new function as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society to help promote awareness of the condition.

The 26-year-old British actress lately revealed that her grandmother was diagnosed with the condition much more than eight years ago and mentioned that witnessing her “Nans” confusion and distress was painful for her entire household.

The blonde beauty added, “I am committed to helping Alzheimer’s Society in any way I can. My loved ones and I rely on the assist of organizations like Alzheimer’s Society to help us realize the illness and guide us in the care of my grandmother. It really is been a privilege to meet so a lot of folks with dementia.”

Even though her grandmother has lost the capability to communicate or recognize loved ones, the “Drive” star says that she nonetheless finds delight in music. She added that the assistance supplied at her Nan’s care residence in south Wales displays how people suffering from dementia can live effectively.

Miss Mulligan added, “It’s based on time, and remembering that these with dementia are still individuals and they nonetheless have stories and they still have character and they are all men and women and they are all exclusive. And they just need to have to be interacted with on a human level.”

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