Happy birthday to me on July 1st! I am entering a whole new decade, and I'm darned proud of it! Except for this crummy dementia and the trials my family has been going through, I must say that each decade just gets better for me. Perhaps the dementia and medications I take help to take the edge off of the more stressful parts of my life.
When I was a youngster, someone sixty years old was O-L-D ! Now that I am THERE, sixty isn't so bad. Most of the lessons life will throw...
The upcoming election has me fascinated, yet frustrated, and I feel that I am not alone. The latest shuffle between the two men is a set... Read more »
Several years ago, my friend Anna and I agreed to separately watch the movie “Away from Her” (which features an Oscar-nominated... Read more »
Take it from me: maintaining your weight while entering middle age – especially for a woman – can be really difficult. I have to admit... Read more »
Sometimes my memory is great; other times, it feels like my brain has as many holes as a piece of Swiss cheese. And upon reaching middle... Read more »
As we age, we tend to use the same vocabulary choices over and over, and, if what I surmise is correct, even those with normal mental ... Read more »
People diagnosed with diabetes before the age of 65 are more than twice as likely to develop dementia in old age, a new study has found. The... Read more »
Cambridge researchers say that raising the age at which people leave school has improved the mental ability of Britons. In 1947, the school leaving... Read more »
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Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.See also:... Read more »
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Dementia is a permanent decline in cognitive function and memory from a previous level of function.Dementia is a brain disorder with permanent loss... Read more »
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Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI SymptomsDementia symptoms include difficulty with... Read more »
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