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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 11 12:07pm | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
@celia16 What you experienced with your dad is the ability to know and use their long term memory. It has been stored in the brain for a long time. A recent phone call or a new acqaintenance’s name just didn’t have time to be stored in the brain . But, they can remember where they went to school, boyfriend’s name, etc. But they can’t remember what you just said.
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Before my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimers last fall, I also had thought that long-term memory remained much longer than short-term. That was the way it was with his mother, who also had the disease. I have been surprised that my husband's long-term memory isn't good anymore either. We went to the same high school and have many shared experiences from throughout our 54 years together. It is sad that besides his forgetting what just was said or happened, we can't reminisce either.