Alzheimer’s: Just One Cause of Dementia | Blogs

I attended my Aunt Patti's funeral last week.  She was 78 and had lived with dementia for the past 14 years. What I remember most about her is that she was usually smiling and happy. Even if she didn’t know who I was, the last time I saw her she seemed happy and she made me feel welcome in her presence.

But with each passing year, she retreated more and more and as the priest said during the service, “she was gone long before she died.” Read more.