And the day-to-day can feel complex.
My memory can be focused, and I can tell you my history teachers name.
After grieving and processing his diagnosis, Brammer realized that his days werent getting progressively worse.
While some mornings are a slog, others feel full ofenergyand possibility.
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Here are four of their stories.
In her early 50s, she was uncharacteristically blanking during presentations.
And it was such a challenge for me to learn new things.
I had to ask questions over and over again.
At first, Jobe thought stress was to blame.
But then her husband, Jon, also started noticing that she seemed different.
She was repeating conversations and having difficulty remembering things.
Sometimes she wouldnt remember a conversation at all.
He finally said, You know what, Deb, somethings wrong with you.
Somethings not right, she remembers.
Thats when they went to the doctor.
(Some women report issues with brain function, or brain fog, when going through menopause.)
What are the signs of dementia?
It did not come back good at all, she says.
Neither did the other tests, which hit me very hard, she remembers.
I felt like my entire world crumbled, she says.
It was the very first time I broke down, really, in tears, gut-wrenching tears.
It just felt like its real.
The first six months were the most difficult.
Jobe wasnt able to keep her job, and breaking the news to friends wasnt easy.
Some stayed by her side.
