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Is It Normal Forgetfulness … or Dementia?

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Primary Education Topic: 
Mental Health & Aging
Other Education Topics: 
Aging in Community
Health & Wellness

When is forgetting part of the normal course of life? When does forgetting become a reason to worry? How can we tell the difference?

By Deborah Bier

Do you know someone who lives with dementia through your profession or personally? If so, it's likely at some point their cognitive health has made you concerned for your own. You forget an old friend's birthday... you can't find your car keys, again... you forget the very item you went to the grocery store to buy. Do you wonder if there is something seriously wrong with you? When is forgetting part of the normal course of life? When does forgetting become a reason to worry? How can we tell the difference?

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