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COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Alzheimer’s expert Professor Ralph Martins AO,
presents to the Corrigin community
Strengthening our community now to grow and prosper into the future
w w w . c o r r i g i n . w a . g o v . a uCorrigin was indeed blessed with the appointment
of Professor Ralph Martins (‘call me Ralph’)
as Corrigin’s Australia Day 2017 Ambassador. All
those who attended the Australia Day breakfast
would have heard a heartfelt expression of Ralph’s
love for Australia and thankfulness of the
opportunities his adopted country has provided him
and his family.
Ralph’s commitment to Corrigin as Ambassador
went beyond the Australia Day ceremony, when he
offered to meet with the community to discuss his
area of expertise, aging and the impact of
Alzheimer’s disease on individuals, families and
their community. So on a sweltering Australia Day
afternoon, over 60 people packed the Senior
Citizens hall to hear Ralph’s presentation. Ralph
spoke and explained in a manner that the average
person could understand, about the affect the
pioneering discovery he and his colleagues had
made about an ‘amyloid protein’ found in the brains
of Alzheimer’s patients. He spoke about the
importance of diet and exercise (both physical and
mental) we all should be doing to limit the risk and
the impact of Alzheimer’s disease. He also gave
hope of ultimately there being a cure.
As a measure of his commitment to his research
and new found affection for Corrigin, Ralph finished
his presentation by offering to return at a later date
with his colleagues to test community members
who may think they have or consider are
susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. Once the
presentation was over, Ralph stayed around and
mingled with those who attended. In response to
his invitation to return to Corrigin, over 40 people
gave their names and expressed an interest in
being part of Ralph’s study.
If you gave your name to Lyn Baker at
Thursday’s presentation, please call her on
0427 097 141 or email
relbaker@bigpond.comwith your contact details, so that they can be
passed on to Professor Martins.
Professor Ralph Martins presenting to community members at the Corrigin Senior Citizens’ Centre