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- Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:52 pm
- Forum: young people with dementia
- Topic: Working age
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3406
Working age
Hi, I was wondering whether there are many people on the forum living with dementia who are of working age?
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:19 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Depression and Dementia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3664
Re: Depression and Dementia
Hi Jason, thank you for this question. We often find depression to be a common theme in the early stages of the journey through dementia. Insight has a great deal to play here. During screening and diagnostic testing, it can be difficult to distinguish depression from the early stages of dementia. H...
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:50 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Brain Games
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4908
Re: Brain Games
Hi. Both Dr McCadden and Ian are correct in what they say. If one considers the brain to be a muscle, the more exercise it gets, the stronger it is and the better it functions. I refer you to the work carried out by David Snowden in his book Aging with Grace - The Nun Study. If you look on Amazon yo...
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:28 pm
- Forum: concerns for yourself & dementia
- Topic: Am I normal?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4430
Re: Am I normal?!
Hello Mary, thank you for this question. Many people become concerned about memory loss at some point, but it does not necessaqrily mean there is a problem. It is normal to forget things as the amount of information the brain has to take in is vast - the brain's filtering system will remove some of ...