You're forgetting things, are you afraid of Alzheimer's?

[C'est Moi]

There are many types of dementia, all of them cruel. No family history here, but I do worry about it occasionally when I "lose a word," or some other small memory. I have read that it is not a big deal to forget a word...say you are having a conversation and a simple word like "fork" just disappears from the ole' memory bank. The big deal comes when you see a fork and have no idea what it is.

 

[Camper6]

I'm 71. I do hard crossword and Sudoku puzzles every day. I'm on narcs for a severe spinal condition. I have dyslexia. One of the symptoms of it is that you can't remember people's names. I'm famous for that. And I can't remember if I took my 4PM meds at 4:01PM. I spend a lot of time looking for things I just had in my hand. So you wonder, is it just the getting old thing, and those other things. Since I've never gotten old before I wonder if Alzhiemmer is in the cards? Do you kind wonder, too?

Here's the thing. If you cant remember the day, so what. If you cant remember the time? So what?

If you cant remember the year or the season? You are in trouble.

Everyone loses stuff or can't remember where they put it.

That's not a sign of Alzheimers.

 

[grannyjo]

I was in hospital last week and the Aged Care Nurse came around and gave me the dementia test.

I passed OK, though I couldn't remember the exact date - I was one day out, but I did remember the day, month and year - who I was, where I was and the address she gave me to remember at the beginning of our conversation when she asked me later.

 

[LoneRogue]

Wonder? Yes I wonder too from time to time. My wife declined with alzheimers for nearly 10 years it is not a pleasant thing to watch. Wondering I think is sensible. Try hard not to worry.