I don't know what stage my husband has reached, but his decline is more and more noticeable. I'd say he started showing signs of impairment three or four years ago. He still functions quite well, drives to familiar places, helps around the house, and is generally mostly cheerful. He as an appointment with a neurologist tomorrow and I have no idea what to expect because hubs doesn't think there's anything wrong with him. If he's not happy, he threatens never to return to the neurologist. He's been diagnosed by our primary-care physician, so this is a follow up to that. The biggest problem I face at the moment is getting him to acknowledge what's happening. He's in denial, despite the many, many instances of his losses, and I hesitate to spell things out for him. Perhaps the neuro. will do that. Getting this out in the open would help me but I don't want to distress him. When he was not so obviously struggling, I could overlook things and wonder if I was exaggerating, but friends see what's going on, as does our doctor. I'm at a loss.