Beth RN
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Can we stop hurling the word dementia around as an insult? Dementia is a specific (often devastating) disease process.

Normal patterns of aging include increased cognitive processing time and inarticulate speech due to weakening lingual muscles. These things are normal and do not = dementia.
11:09 AM - Feb 10, 2024
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Stewart Tan
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In response to Beth RN.
Amen!! 🙏

I think memory (or the lack of) is a lousy / lazy proxy for measuring cognition. People use it because it’s something they can easily observe
11:32 AM - Feb 10, 2024 (Edited)
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Carol Brown
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Traumatic memories can be particularly hard to verbalize. It does not mean they are forgotten. It means they are hard to articulate especially to strangers.
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10:08 AM - Feb 11, 2024
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Stewart Tan
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In response to Carol Brown.
Sometimes it’s also a defense mechanism one uses to protect themselves
10:28 AM - Feb 11, 2024
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