Hi all,
First posting. My Nan had dementia for the last 7 yrs of her life, my dad is 77 and has had it for 2 yrs that we know of, but looking back it could of been a lot longer and now I am paranoid that I have v early stages at 42.
People say its an age thing the memory, but I used to be great at remembering telephone numbers, now i struggle with a 4 digit pin number.
I cantremember words for everyday things, for example i would want to say lawnmower, but would not be able to find the word and say " you know the thing you cut the grass with". I have started to stammer, which I think is a mechanism to help me pause and remember the word and most recently I've been saying the wrong word, such as " the paint is wet" when I meant to say " the paint is dry"
At the moment I am fully aware of these"mistakes" I am making, but it is starting to concern me.
Are these early signs or just the natural progression of becoming an old duffer.
Ric.
First posting. My Nan had dementia for the last 7 yrs of her life, my dad is 77 and has had it for 2 yrs that we know of, but looking back it could of been a lot longer and now I am paranoid that I have v early stages at 42.
People say its an age thing the memory, but I used to be great at remembering telephone numbers, now i struggle with a 4 digit pin number.
I cantremember words for everyday things, for example i would want to say lawnmower, but would not be able to find the word and say " you know the thing you cut the grass with". I have started to stammer, which I think is a mechanism to help me pause and remember the word and most recently I've been saying the wrong word, such as " the paint is wet" when I meant to say " the paint is dry"
At the moment I am fully aware of these"mistakes" I am making, but it is starting to concern me.
Are these early signs or just the natural progression of becoming an old duffer.
Ric.