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Originally Posted by penpaljesse Hi everyone, I am a new member my dad was today finally diagnosed with Dementia, my dad's GP mentioned it about 6 months ago and we have been waiting until today, unfortunately/fortunately this was due to a minor fall on Wednesday eve and being taken into hospital. The sad news it has been really quick! In April we knew things where wrong but by Sept dad really started to show signs and I decided to move him the 200 miles to be closer so I could keep my eye on him. He has had carers calling 4 ...