Limerick dementia champion honoured for his work
A LIMERICK man diagnosed with dementia has received an honorary doctorate for outstanding contributions to his field.
Chair of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland's Irish Dementia Working Group (IDWG) Kevin Quaid, has received an Honorary Doctorate of business administration from Longford College on November 10 at The Aviva Stadium.
Mr Quaid was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2017 after a previous diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
He is also the vice-chair of the Alzheimer Europe European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPD) and the founder of Lewy Body Ireland. Mr Quaid is also a published author and has written two books about his experiences with Dementia.
In acknowledgement of this news, Mr Quaid said: “I am humbled to receive this doctorate; I’d like to thank the people of Longford International College and Rushford Business School for choosing to recognise me with this honour. I’m extremely grateful to my colleagues in The IDWG, EWGPD and The ASI for their support in my advocacy work; I would not be here without them.”
An estimated 2,691 people live with dementia in Limerick, and more than 11,000 people develop the disease annually.