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5 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

It's not like dementia; she recognizes everyone, and her long-term memory is still good, but her short-term memory is just about completely gone.  I end up having virtually the same conversation with her every day. 

Sounds just like early dementia to me based on my experiences with several family members and friends.  Short term is often 1st to go.  They can still tell you their 1st grade teacher's name but not who they had dinner with last night.  Long term declines later and more slowly.  The longer the relationship, the longer they hold on to the memory.  Forget grandkids before kids, and kids before spouse kind of deal.

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