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@tryingtimes10
My husband remembers past events, but recent experiences are the ones he forgets. I try to remember to not "jog his memory " because it only frustrates both of us. Recently it's become harder to understand his speech. If it isn't important, I let it go, rather than asking for repeats. Sometimes I feel like I'm alone, by myself. I know that it's going to get only worse. His mother passed on from Alzheimer's. He's a patient at OHSU Alzheimer's and Aging Clinic in Portland.
I work out 6 days a week and have good, supportive friends. Prayer is also very helpful.

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@svensk
Hi, just wanted to say we are finishing up being in a dementia research study at OHSU.

@svensk
My husband is also a patient at OHSU in Portland in the neurology department. It has been determined that he has vascular dementia rather than Alzheimer's however so I don't know if there's really much they can do for him. It's a two+ hour drive for us into traffic that stresses me out so we may just go back to his closer neurologist.