FYI: Is it Dementia or is it Old Age

This is a common question we ask when we notice our family members, or ourselves, doing things that we think are signs of aging or should we be worried that this is more serious?  Some things are indicators of a more serious problem and will be presented.  Lee Cardwell has live experience with dealing with her mother’s Alzheimer’s and her husband’s vascular dementia.  She has served on the Edmonton Family and Client Advisory Committee for AHS, is a member of the Older Adult Advisory Council for the Federal Canadian Institute of Health Research, and is a member of the Transitioning Research into  Elder Care committee and a founding member of the Early Onset Dementia Alberta Foundation.  She worked at The Alberta Research Council  for almost thirty years and authored a book titled “Dementia in the Family”.