First, it helps to understand that dementia unfolds in stages: mild, moderate, and severe.
In the early, mild stage, life can feel almost normal until it doesn’t. It’s a bit like living with a constant mental fog. You can still go about your day and complete routine tasks, but small things slip through the cracks. You might put your shirt on backward and not notice. You might tear apart the kitchen looking for the sugar bowl, only to give up, leaving a mess behind, and later insist you never touched a thing. The memory simply isn’t there. When someone tells you otherwise, it can feel like they are lying.
