“So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles” Aging Like a Guru – Who Me? With Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Podcast #135
So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles, eh? Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer’s – call it what you will, is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It’s part of the fear of losing independence. People even in their 30’s are worrying about dementia and losing their mental faculties. So what exactly is dementia? In a nutshell, it includes memory loss, disorientation, confusion and the decline in thinking and memory skills that may interfere with a person’s normal daily activities and social relationships. An interesting fact – only 1 in 10 people