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Dinner in Berlin

Crushed
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We had a small dinner after my talk .  Next to me was the wife of one of the professors.  I was told she was in early dementia .  We conversed slowly and carefully in my best German (which has been described as similar to a small child )
She said (in German) "I was told were an American!  But you speak German very well"
I said thank you but just mentally added it to the symptoms of dementia  ,"that a German  thinks I speak German very well" 
 

DW's life work was very relevant to the talk I gave about the influence of my colleagues work and I had a picture of the three of us from 1982 in the talk  Memories

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  • MaryG123
    MaryG123 Member Posts: 393
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    How nice that you could include her in your conversation Crushed.
  • piozam13
    piozam13 Member Posts: 72
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    I wonder how you go through it all with her on your mind.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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