Dementia OR Alzheimer's (a form of Dementia) OR Multi-Infarct Dementia, MID (a form of Vascular Dementia)

I really don't know what my mother has! She started having memory problems in the summer of 2000 at the age of 83. Her doctor called it dementia. MRI's have revealed that she has had TIA's (mini strokes). That seems to indicate MID. Alzheimer's is one form of dementia. I have heard that the only way to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease is to dissect the brain. I just read things on all of the above....but I don't know what she has! I say that she has dementia, because I think it sounds better than Alzheimer's. I thought that with Alzheimer's, the person got progressively worse. Mentally, I can't see that she has gotten worse. The broken bones and loss of hearing caused her to get physically worse. Mom took hormone pills for years. I've read that in studies, they found them to cause dementia. I don't know what she has, but God knows. Emily gave her life to Him at the age of 81....before she got whatever she has, so that's what is important. As a friend reminded me, God has not forgotten about Emily. Praise the LORD!