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NY Times: Memory Loss Isn’t the Only Sign of Dementia

dancsfo
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30-day gifted link to NYT article: Memory Loss Isn’t the Only Sign of Dementia.

Readers of this forum may be familiar with these signs, but still may be useful to read. I learned something new.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/well/mind/dementia-signs-symptoms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N04.ZDy-.f6F3ncT4M6Mb&smid=url-share

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  • SusanB-dil
    SusanB-dil Member Posts: 1,201
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    Oh, wow - thank you.

    Yes, although familiar with the signs, it is helpful sometimes to look in retrospect. Not that it would help going forward, but it does explain some things I wasn't aware of prior.

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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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