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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is timely, b/c my 81 year old mom has twice now just seemed "off" - once, telling me something twice in the span of 20 minutes, and the second time, forgetting a detail that she ordinarily wouldn't forget. My radar is up.

Wondering what point should I step in, and what is the "step in" process like? Asking her to go to the dr to be evaluated for....dementia? She is still driving, active, etc. 
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Really just start paying more attention.  In my mom’s case it was a super slow progression but the last year has sped up.  Initially we thought maybe she was under a lot of stress.  Eventually over the course of a few years it became increasingly apparent there were issues.  My mom was diagnosed with aphasia first because from time to time she couldn’t remember the correct words for things.  Dementia came later.

My mom stopped driving on her own because she moved to an independent living place and I’m convinced she thought she’d never find her way back if she left in her car- she is incapable of using maps.  [/quote]

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