FIND THE BEST DOC S YOU CAN FOR DIAGNOSIS !!! I WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMERS???-MOST DOCTORS NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, THE MAJORITY, ARE NOT NECESSARILY THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE. SOME ARE CLUELESS!!! A BRAIN SCAN FOR SOMETHING ELSE, AND FAMILY MEMBERS SAYING "YOU'RE REPEATING YOUSELF AGAIN," WERE MY SYMPTONS. YES, IT'S A SCARY DIAGNOSIS, AND I AM FRIGHTENED--A WIDOW, NO FAMILY NEAR. BUT BOTTOM-LINE -- AS WITH MOST DISEASES THE DEVELOPMENS ARE OFTEN DIFFERENT. I HAVE FAMILY WHO DIED OF CANCER, WHILE OTHERS WERE ARE STLL THROWING PARTIES. A COUSIN WAS OVER 106 WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY. BUT SADLY SHE HAD HAD TO BURY SOME OF HER CHILDREN. I NO LONGER DRIVE IN MY 80S --A GOOD IDEA REGARDLESS! A COUPLE OF FRIENDS FAITHLY GO TO THE DRUGSTORE TO FILL MY PRESCRIPTIONS, TAKE ME GROCERY SHOPPING WHEN THEY GO, OR I CAB IT! MY PASTOR VISITS ONCE I REACHED OUT. WHEN/IF YOU NEED TO REACH OUT, SOMEONE WILL RESPOND FROM COMPASSION, OTHERS BECAUSE THEY'VE WALKED THE WALK. THE FUTURE IS VERY SCARY BUT UNKNOWN--BUT CAN AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR IN ANY EVENT? THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AUTO, HEALTH, AND HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE HOW WILL MY/YOUR DISEASE PROGRESS? WILL I GO TO A NURSING HOME? OR REMAIN AT HOME? TIME WILL TELL. MEANWHILE, I'M WRITING A NOVEL, WATCHING JUDGE JUDY, HAVING A GLASS OF RED WINE, AND ORDERING SUPPER IN. TOMORROW? (WE'LL) I HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE!!! -WISHING YOU COMFORT! ENJOYMENT OF EACH DAY! AND THE ALMIGHTY'S BLESSINGS!!!