Support after Caregiving - Bereavement Thread

[jym626]

Yes! There are many things that are just part of normal aging. There is a thread about this in the cafe. I’ll get the link.

The aging brain: What's "normal" and what's not

There have been so many comments on different threads about politicians, famous septuagenarians, octogenarians and nonagenarians (as well as many of us, our friends and families) who may experience normal age-related cognitive changes vs those truly having some form (and there are many forms) of dementia. Perhaps it would be helpful to have a centralized place to discuss this, hopefully to minimize the name-calling and insults thrown about the “other side’s” candidate. Whether either of the 2 primary candidates has anything other than age-related cognitive changes is for their doctors to decide. But perhaps a better understanding of some of the basic differences between what we used to call “benign senescent forgetfulness”, vs MCI (mild cognitive impairment) or some form of dementia. Thought his article might be a good starting point.