@rashida
One day at a time....I am about to turn 77 in May and trying to ignore the "word search" and name forgetfulness that was once no problem at all.
My mom was diagnosed at 82 and died at 86 as well. But she was covering up for a few years.
She did OK on her own but finally, it was quite obvious as she began to tell us people were breaking into her apt and we watched her struggle to use her keys.
It's horrible. I'm looking for ways to end things when I'm pretty sure I'm headed her way. No thanks.