ZHKE was extremely honoured to have as guest speaker, Mrs Gwen Kao who shared her personal journey of taking care of Professor Kao after his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Over 100 participants of ZHKE zontians, friends & joint club members joined the virtual talk on March 17, 2022 and were deeply inspired by her resilience and wisdom in handling a patient with Alzheimer’s Disease as a carer.
As the co-founder of Charles K Kao’s Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease, Mrs Kao has been a proactive advocate and relentlessly worked on raising the awareness of dementia and providing assistance to patients and families as carers.
東區崇德社很榮幸邀請到高黃美芸女士，於今年三月十七日透過視像形式舉辦的專題講座。高黃美芸女士分享她與高錕教授的生活點滴以及高教授於患上失智症後的轉變，而她作為主要照顧者，又如何面對各種壓力和處理患者的情緒等等的心得。是次活動反應踴躍，約一百名東區崇德社的會員及友好參與講座，對於高太面對失智症的至親，仍然積極樂觀及堅韌不移，實在令人敬佩，而高太的智慧和幽默亦令大家留下深刻的印象。
高黃美芸女士成立的「高錕慈善基金」一直積極推動失智症的相關工作，希望提高社會對失智症的認識，藉此幫助更多有需要的病友及家庭。