Of course dementia can happen to anyone so yes I have thought about it. I am not sure that there is anything I could do to "prevent" it in addition to what I already do to live a healthy, active, productive life.
I have prepared our finances in a way that the next in line trustee would take control of Gregory and my personal and medical lives and decisions if I couldn't whether due to a form of dementia or something like a stroke or heart attack.
If I began to feel dementia creeping in I hope I would recognize it, as least in the early stages, and take action. We have a large enough support group that someone would let me know if they thought I needed a "look see."
It would be very important to me then, as we did in the past for Gregory, to control all those things I can and provide for the future of those which I may not be able. Never easy but as I have written before, can't spend (waste) too much time anticipating what MIGHT be at the risk of missing the wonderful that still is.
Thinking of you and always praying for health and happiness for you and Greg.
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