Life is not good for a person living with Dementia. Dementia is a syndrome, a group of related symptoms - associated with an ongoing decline of brain function. It can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities.

According to the Alzheimer's Society, there are around 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. It can bring grief to a family if it is not handled correctly. Yet, it is always good for a person with dementia to have a companion by the side to avoid negativity.

Dr Philip Grimmer, a GP in Wiltshire, UK – shares something which was soon viral on Twitter and other social media. The doctor on duty was visiting a patient where he found a reassurance written on a whiteboard by a daughter to her mother and this has led to a global conversation about dementia. He told the BBC: “I'd not seen anything like it before in thousands of house visits. It’s caring, reassuring and sensible – it’s just such a simple idea.” He also says that the daughter explained that the board aims to reduce "anxious phone calls" made by her mother to relatives, and has been placed in her eye-line at her home in Chippenham.  The original image of the whiteboard was soon posted on Twitter which read: “You don't owe anyone any money” and “You haven't upset anyone.” The tweet gained more than 40,000 likes.

The concept of whiteboards made Dr. Grimmer “struck” that he had not seen anything like that before. One person tweeted that his father-in-law used "electrical tape on the floor to mark the path from his mother's room to the bathroom to aid with night-time wandering". Another says she's worked in the NHS for 28 years, and gets help from friends and family to create "memory boards" so staff and patients can talk to each other more easily. "People see dementia and forget about the person inside," she said. "There's a Pandora's box of fascinating stories just longing to be set free.”We do that with the memory boards and you can see the sparkle come back into their eyes."

The whiteboard was soon taken to a global attention. The BBC reports an incident of such kind. Aman Bhatia from the Indian city of Shimla, saw Philip's tweet and posted the image on Reddit where it has gained more than 112,000 up votes. Reddit user Kryptosis suggested the words "you can use the bathroom whenever you like" be added as a former partner's grandmother who had dementia thought she wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom.

Hailley, a nurse from Canada told the BBC, “I have seen people talk down to those with dementia, which is just not right. They are still adults who know when they are being treated differently. People just do not know how to interact with them. It takes patience and you may not be able to have a conversation with them in the same way you would with someone without dementia. The whiteboard addresses what gets asked the most [by those] in long-term care.”

The white board about which Dr. Grimmer tweeted.

Dr Grimmer now looks forward to share the responses he has received from his tweet to his patient's daughter. He said, “Dementia is such a heartbreaking subject for so many people and this simple solution to support often elderly relatives has resonated with so many people around the world. The idea has touched people’s hearts”.