It depends on the level.
Can she make change?
Can she tell you what day it is?
Can she tell you the time with a clock in front of her?
My aunt lost the date thing many years ago. Even with a newspaper in front of her, she couldn’t tell you the date. The loss of the ability to tell time came later.
But she is still driving and watching CNN so she can lecture everyone on how bad that old “Donald Duck” is.
No.
No.
No.
Lost her driver’s license a few years ago. As I recall, she forgot to renew it. ;) (I was in the midst of appealing for it to be taken away...)
Car is housed in a garage with a sapling growing in front of the door.
She can no longer follow television programs, play the piano, or read.
She does like to laugh - especially at “dirty” jokes! And she always remembers to chastise me then tell me, “If you can’t laugh, you’re hurtin’.”
Thank you!
That is funny but on a serious note we had relatives in various degree of Dementia. It is confounding that memories as a child, 1960 election and the birth of the first grandchild could be reflected upon yet what was for Breakfast and the name of us as relatives was forgotten.