“Chocolate comes from coco which is a tree, that makes it a plant.
Therefore, chocolate is a salad”
Normal memory loss vs. Dementia memory loss
NORMALDEMENTIA
Forgetting someone’s name or a word Losing one’s self in a conversation, stopping, and
In a conversation but remembering it later. Forgetting what to say next. Repeating yourself often.
Forgetting an appointment from timeForgetting recently learned information, or having
to time. to ask for it over and over. Increasing reliance on
others to help remember to do tasks.
Forgetting what day it is occasionally, Completely losing track of the day, month, year.
but figuring it out later. Forgetting where you are and how you got there.
Getting irritated when one’s normal Getting extremely agitated by a change in routine,
routine is altered. especially when the agitation is atypical of one’s personality.
Making bad decisions, occasionally, Consistently demonstrating poor financial
when it comes to money. decisions.
Feeling tired or worn out at timesRemoving oneself from routines due to
and wanting to stay home and rest. forgetfulness or desire for isolation. Not wanting to venture out of the comfort of one’s home.
Losing an item occasionally. Putting items in strange places and not being able to retrace one’s steps to find them.
Vision changes requiring a new Increased difficulty processing what you are seeing.
glasses prescription. Hallucinating.
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