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Detecting dementia

By / The Associated Press

Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded okay when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store. Then their phone service was cut off. "I mailed that check," McKenzie's father insisted. No, he'd mailed the phone company a bank deposit slip instead. McKenzie visited and discovered spoiling food. Dad the caregiver was in trouble, too. Dementia can sneak up on families. Its sufferers are pretty adept at covering lapses early on, and spouses are sometimes… 0

February 7, 2012
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