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<\/a><\/p>\nA recent report has revealed that thousands of Americans are likely to first recognize signs of their parents\u2019 dementia<\/strong><\/a> while visiting with them during the holidays.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Websites for Family Caregivers<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cShortly after arriving home from the airport, an estimated tens of thousands of adults will invariably witness one or both parents forget something that just happened, misremember details of their lives that have been discussed hundreds of times before, or momentarily lose track of what they were doing right in the middle of an action,\u201d lead author Dr. Tim Belarde wrote in the report.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the report identified that 80 percent will witness their parents record inaccurate information on a calendar, 65 percent will experience their mothers reference an event from childhood that never occurred, and half will witness their father confusing siblings\u2019 names.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>(Related:\u00a0Can Parents Live With Their Adult Children?<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cFor the remainder of their vacations, these Americans will spend hours carefully observing their parents (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A recent report has revealed that thousands of Americans are likely to first recognize signs of their parents\u2019 dementia while visiting with them during the holidays. (Related:\u00a0Websites for Family Caregivers) \u201cShortly after arriving home from the airport, an estimated tens…<\/span><\/p>\n