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What were the first dementia signs you noticed?
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I've known my spouse for 45-years. About 20-years ago I noticed we would see the same TV commercial and she would laugh at the punch line, almost every time. Habit or early sign? She use to play Sudoku all the time. (Concern to keep her brain sharp?). Two years ago she asked me, "Where did you grow up?"
She now tells me stories of travels and accomplishments that I've never heard before that I doubt are true. I listen and nod and after she's done I usually change the subject to something different.
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The "creative" side of dementia is something my husband also experiences. He tells stories about things that I know didn't happen because they allegedly occurred since we've been together. I think it's a case of him trying to fill in blanks in his memory. And there have been at least three times I'm sure of that he didn't know who I was—didn't know my name, was surprised when I told him we'd been married 34 years, etc. I suspect there may have been other times based on the odd looks he gives me. In between, though, he knows who I am and calls me by name.
The odd thing is that when he doesn't know who I am, the "strange" woman (me) in his house doesn't seem to scare him. At least, so far he hasn't called 9-1-1 to report me. 🙂