Signs of dementia? or just normal aging?

“Hey, where are my keys? I’ve looked EVERYWHERE!”

“Oh, no…is this Alzheimer’s??”


Sound familiar?

Increased awareness of Alzheimer’s and other degenerative dementias means Baby Boomers (and the generations that follow) are acutely cognizant of the havoc it can wreak on a life. Some of us become hyperaware of the slightest changes we perceive, worried that any mental lapse is a sign of impending dementia.

Others, knowing that some change in cognition is normal with advancing age, mistakenly write off real symptoms as “just getting old.”

So, how can you tell the difference between normal aging and early signs of dementia? Continue reading