Someone asked me today, whilst waiting on a possible dementia diagnosis for his wife “What is the difference between memory loss & dementia?” I held my tongue to not say “118 symptoms!” Dementia is so much more than memory problems though I don’t see the point in burdening anyone with them when they don’t have a sure diagnosis. With the different types of dementia there are different symptoms, some are the same throughout but some are relative and are specific to the different types. All are scary but also have means, tools & understandings that make them easier to live with and adaptable to.