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Not Just Memory Loss
Dementia is so much more than memory loss. Forgetting names, places, and words is just the tip of the awful iceberg. Dementia affects memory, behavior, speech, and much more. Understanding Dementia is easier if we pause and think about a few things we know. Let’s examine a few facts. Dementia is a brain disorder. Most types of dementia get worse, but not better. There currently is no cure. There are many different types of Dementia. Parkinson’s, Lewy Body, Frontal Temporal, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer’s, to name a few. They can start in one area of the brain and progress to others doing irreversible damage as they migrate. Dementia causes the…