Enjoying Some Quiet Time with Our Father Who Has Memory Loss

All About Short Term Memory Loss in Older Adults

Before we begin, would you repeat these three words? Apple. Penny. Table. Paul had his father do something like that, once. He was sitting across from him on the edge of his bed, his reading glasses tucked into the collar of a shirt he hadn’t buttoned all the way. His father repeated the words slowly, almost reluctantly, as though humoring him. Then he smiled and changed the subject. Paul never did ask him to recall…