Well my husband has started forgetting his cell phone number, and what year it is......

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22. By all means talk to your doctor and get a diagnosis as soon as possible. My family has a situation

similar to this with my sister who is 72 and strong as an ox, physically. She and I live together and we got our paperwork squared away a couple of years ago. But I know from working in the legal and medical fields that there needs to be a current medical record, which means he needs to see his doctor for a diagnosis. My sister is now taking Namenda and she seems to be holding her own. There are good & bad days. But you need to try to preserve as much memory as you can. It is hard to do this without family support. I hope you have other family members that might step in to help with this as it is/will be a difficult journey.

Edit to add: My sister is a very educated woman, a librarian for many years with advanced degrees. She is aware of her situation--that she "can't remember shit" and even though she is always sweet and in good humor, I know it is causing her much distress. It will not get better. She knows that and we know that. I am committed to her from here on out as long as it takes. I hope that my health holds out so that I can be with her until the end. This is a kind of "family curse," as everyone in my dad's family suffered from dementia in the end.

Please don't put off doing something NOW. Do something today--make an appointment, talk to other family members. Time is of the essence.