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[quote=Anonymous]OP here- I ended up at my parents house because my mother asked for my help and I responded. She did not tell me why she needed help or that my dad’s had these symptoms. If she had, I would have not been as immediately responsive and would have researched resources that can help instead. The cries of abandonment are going to fall on deaf ears now, but I could have skipped all of this misery if my mother had just been honest and forthcoming about what was going on.

There are research articles that show that mild dementia starts to show up in the mid-40s. Obviously not every person in their mid-40s has dementia.

I have a higher likelihood of developing dementia because my father has it. His mother died at 62. I don’t know why. Not everyone can live to 100 healthfully. We all hope to but it’s not something to assume as I did.

I don’t have degenerative spinal conditions, so I am recovering slowly. I still have days with pain and days without. Many people my age do have spinal degradation and don’t realize it. I’ve had X-rays and five physical exams from this incident so that’s why I know.[/quote]

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