Christine Thelker currently resides in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada and was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2015. Christine has a background working as a care aid for people with dementia in long-term care facilities. Since her diagnosis, she has become active in advocating for people with dementia and has spoken publicly at the Alzheimer Disease International conference in 2018 and at the Conference of the State Parties in New York at the United Nations in 2019. She is currently member of the Dementia Alliance International and Dementia Advocacy Canada and just recently published a book about living with dementia, titled "For This, I am Grateful". Christine joined the CCNA’s Engagement of People with Lived Experience of Dementia in June 2020 and her research interests include, but are not limited to, dementia, long-term care, living alone with dementia, human rights, and advocacy. She enjoys spending her spare time exploring nature and taking photographs. Christine’s book is available on Amazon and in book stores. Tony Leamon