I am glad she didn't think it was a TIA. If it would have been you would have to watch carefully for more of them to occur. Even so, you should watch (and I know you will) in the future should he have any weakness on one side or, as in my dad's case, one side of his mouth went down in the beginning of his stroke. That is when a trip to the ER would be necessary.

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Just thought I would update this thread. We have just returned from the doctor.

She said this is just the natural progression of memory loss into dementia. She never used the word Alzheimer's, but it was hanging in the air over all 3 of us. She is referring Dad to a neurologist for assessment and meds. Sigh. I had an aunt get Alzheimer's and die 2 years back.
I have worried that my mom might be getting Alzheimers. The caretakers where she lives tell me it is dementia because she doesn't have any of the other behaviors associated with Alzheimers. I wonder if dementia could lead to Alzheimers. I sure hope not. As a precaution she is on Aricept which is an Alzheimers medication. I guess they feel it can't hurt. I hope you get some encouragement from the neurologist. Your dad is probably as upset about all of this as you are. We will be thinking of you both. (((hugs)))