Publisher's Synopsis
Often, they talk about someone they know who "lost it" in their old age or paint the stereotypical picture of someone with Alzheimer's disease forgetting the names of their own children. These descriptions can be representative of someone with dementia, but the truth is that dementia has many different forms and levels of severity. The term "dementia" itself is frequently misunderstood. Most people think it refers to one specific disorder when, in fact, it's simply a description of how someone is functioning.
