With September winding down, that means World Alzheimer's Month is winding down as well.

Laura Hirtle, the first link coordinator at the Cypress Resource Centre with the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan, said the despite the increased awareness there is still a stigma surrounding the disease.

Hirtle talked about the most common type of stigmas the surround Alzheimer's.

"Sometimes people think that once you receive a diagnosis of a form of dementia you're not able to participate in making decisions for your life, which we know is a complete myth," Hirtle said. "Also sometimes people feel that once you are diagnosed, the quality of life is gone and we are aware that people can have a high quality of life while living with the disease as well."

This September was the 6th annual global World Alzheimer's Month.

Hirtle went on to say that the reason there is still a stigma is that people need to learn more about Alzheimer's.

"There still is a lack understanding about the disease and the warning signs, and I think that is part of the reason," she said. "I believe as we spread the awareness and have more people learn more about the disease we can reduce the stigma."

Hirtle added that people are becoming more aware of the warning signs, but there still is more work to be done to help reduce the stigma.