Who hasn’t forgotten the name of an old friend, where they put their keys or why they went into a room for something? I know I have. And it does make you stop and wonder—am I losing my memory? As we get older, our memory does slow down a bit naturally. But that does not signal that Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia are taking root. I am writing this article because I have seen the impact that dementia has on people that you love. When my Dad looked at me and asked who I was, it was awful.