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Dementia is a word that is often bandied about today, and often by people who have little understanding as to what may be involved with it. So, I thought I would give you some background as to its background. Mental health workers in the United States typically go to the current edition of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) to inform on issues of mental health. Physicians in the U.S. and International clinicians commonly use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Those books are typically revised and updated on a 10-year cycle. As people age, a decrease in physical function often occurs. This may, not always, be accompanied by a minor decrease in cognition. This is not dementia. Dementia is a more advanced form of a decrease in function. Dementia is believed to occur about 41% of the time in people in which a mild decrease in cognition has occurred. Dementia occurs in multiple forms. The following are several of the most common forms. Alzheimer’s Disease: is thought to occur in 60% to 80% of the people with dementia. “Aphasia is a common symptom. Issues with memory, confusion, and judgment are common. Changes take place in the brain which are not fully understood. Vascular Dementia: is thought to occur in 10% of the people with dementia. The etiology is thought to include changes in the vascular system in the brain to includes prior strokes. Lewy Body Dementia: is thought to occur in 4% of the people with dementia. It is quite similar to Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Fronto-temporal dementia: is getting recent attention as an important form of dementia. In this form, changes occur in that specific region of the brain. Those changes include, behoravial, personal and language. NOTE: Nothing in my comments here should be thought to imply that any individual currently in the news either has, or does not have, any form of dementia. In short, I do not engage in diagnosis from news reports.

Female SDA Pastors: The following article provides detailed and specific information related to female SDA pastors on a global basis. https://spectrummagazine.org/views/from-australia-to-zimbabwe-the-number-of-women-pastors-rises/ * Did you know that In China, more than 3,000 SDA women are serving as SDA pastors?

All of us have probably been approached by some fake attempting to steal our money. The following is a list you can use to report such: Report Scams & Phishing phishing-report@us-cert.gov spoof@americanexpress.com stop-spoofing@amazon.com spoof@paypal.com abuse@usaa.com 877-762-7256 abuse@fedex.com abuse@bankofamerica.com phishing@netflex.com phishing@chase.com (JP Morgan) spam@uce.gov (FTC address) www.ic3@gov or tips.fbi.gov reportphishing@apple.com (Apple) Fraud_help@usbank.com phishing@chase.com phish@office365.microsoft.com fraud@ups.com reportphishing@siriusxm.com reportit@upsic.com Tricare For Life program.intetrity@hnfs.com Regular Tricare

When you get an e-mail attempting to scam you click on sending a return message and then click on "forward." AT that point, enter an address from the above list. The one that I use the most is: www.ic3@gov That sends the entire message to the FBI and therefore gives them the information that they need to track it to its source.

Reflections on the death of Dr. Dobson: The following article may surprise you. In any event, it should challenge you to think. https://atoday.org/bitter-fruit-reflecting-on-the-legacy-of-james-dobson/ To read more challenging articles by the above author go to: https://simplyvinnie.com/blog/