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Steve - great to reconnect with you and to hear that you’re dealing with similar themes as Amy and I are. I look forward to reading further!

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Alex, thank you for sharing! We are all on this journey together!

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Very insightful and let me know if you find the parenting manual and caring for the aging parent(s) manual. I suspect the infinite variations will make any generalization tough to characterize. Maybe AI would have a shot? Mom got a clean physical bill of health for a 91yo, and an inevitable progression of 'mild' dementia. As you can see on my FB posts, the Big W keeps me on the road. Thus putting a burden on Susan when I'm gone. Very proud of you, your family, your career and the privilege that you were a part of Honda SYSTEMS! I still have the clock in my home office!

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I am also proud to have been a part of Honda Systems! Great memories!

The situation on dementia is a tough one. I haven’t documented this as much on my blog, and now you have reminded me to! I actually have been participating as a “control” in some longer term observational studies on dementia over at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.

I, too, have a family history of dementia and followed the advice of Bill Gates to get involved and participate in a clinical study!

https://www.gatesnotes.com/How-you-can-help-fight-Alzheimers

As far as a guide for caring for aging parents, have you read this one?

https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/

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