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Families may be living with the effects of dementia long before anyone recognizes what is happening.

Imagine a couple in their late forties or early fifties.

Something has changed in their relationship.

He's becoming increasingly impatient. His judgment isn't what it used to be. Perhaps he's making questionable financial decisions, struggling with responsibilities that were once second nature, or behaving in ways his wife doesn't understand.

They argue more frequently.

She thinks he's being...

One of the most challenging aspects of supporting someone living with dementia is recognizing that what a person has always been able to do may no longer reflect what they can comfortably or successfully manage today.

Someone may have prepared meals for decades, managed household finances, driven familiar roads, or organized an entire family's schedule. Those abilities have been part of their identity, their independence, and their everyday life.

When dementia begins to affect those familiar a...