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[quote=Anonymous]I've got 2 people in my family currently living with dementia. Others who have died with it. One of the things that strikes me is when people say you can slow the onset or progression. I have come to no longer believe that, and I think it's a form of denial for those of us who want to feel like we can do something about it. "Get exercise, stimulate the brain, eat healthy", etc. This is great advice for everyone. But it will not prevent or cure or delay dementia the way anyone hopes it will. Sorry to be a bummer but this is just not the case from my lived experience with middle age and older folks who do all these things and still suffer the eventual consequences of one of the least understood and most awful of diseases. Get a POA in place. Make a plan re DNR, long term care, etc. You will need it. [/quote]
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