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[quote=Anonymous]I've noticed it in 3 elderly people I know. Two of my relatives, one male, one female, developed signs of dementia quite soon after their long term spouse had died. With the female relative it literally started within a couple of weeks after her husband died. Her mobility and her eyesight had been poor for a couple of years anyway and she couldn't live independently at home anymore without her husband being there to take care of the household, so she was moved into a nursing home. My MIL started showing signs of forgetfulness and then early signs of dementia after FIL died. She is now in medium stage dementia. All these people were in their 80s and had been married to their spouse for 50+ years. [/quote]
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