“I thought at first he had a small stroke,” says one wife, “then thought he was worked up due to worry about treatments he was to have for prostate cancer.”
Not all cases of memory loss are permanent or forerunners of Alzheimer’s. Episodes of memory loss might be attributed to outside factors … concern about loved ones, anxiety over work or responsibilities, poor diet or worry about personal health issues, such as facing cancer.
Families need to learn to pay attention to what’s “normal” and what’s not because they know this individual better than anyone.
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