Past Programs
Alzheimer's and Dementia - 2008
Hazel Hawke's carer daughter
03/03/2008
Anyone who has cared for someone suffering from Alzheimer's will realise just what a demanding, relentless and often demoralising job it can be. The new federal government has appointed a carer, albeit a high profile one, to co-chair a new high-level 16-member national advisory group on dementia.
Sue Pieters-Hawke is the daughter of Hazel Hawke, Alzheimer's sufferer and the ex-wife of former prime minister Bob Hawke. She's been caring for her mother since Hazel was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease seven years ago. She lives next-door to her mother on Sydney's North Shore. Sue is the principal of SPH Resources, a business committed to supporting personal happiness and enhancing community and organisational life. She joined us from Kingscliff on the NSW far north coast, where the first meeting of the advisory group is about to take place.
