how many stages are there?
What is average length of stage one?
For me, this is the cruellest thing dealing with dementia. Although the stages can roughly be identified, no two people will follow the same exact path in their "journey". This, together with the unpredictable time span of the progression of the disease, make it so hard to deal with?
I remember back in January 2014, when my wife was told she had FTD, I asked the consultant how long the "journey" would likely be? She said it was unpredictable but probably around 2 to 2.5 years.
So here we are still tottering along, doing the best we can.
Phil