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Is It Normal or Is It Dementia?

As we age, we tend to forget small things such as where we placed our glasses, what we needed at the grocery store, where we parked our cars, and we pass them off as just “senior moments”. But at what point do these “senior moments” become something more and begin to interfere with our lifestyle? At what point these moments becomes early signs of dementia? Here are some tips to help you distinguish the difference between signs of dementia and normal aging. Normal aging can tend to leave us forgetting new names or struggling to learn something new. Older individuals may even arrive late to an appointment because they had forgotten about it, or forget what they wanted to do when they walk into a room. However unlike normal aging, early signs of dementia can interfere with a daily lifestyle. Dementia can cause forgetting how to drive a car, to bathe ourselves, and even the names of close family members. To view the full article and to learn more about dementia, visit Is It Normal or