Picture this: you're chatting with your beloved grandfather about memories from his childhood, sharing stories that have bound your family together for generations. Or imagine your vibrant mother, who once organized every family gathering and remembered every birthday, now struggling to recognize familiar faces. These heartbreaking moments—when the people we love most begin to slip away mentally while still physically present—represent one of the most devastating experiences a family can face. 

At Arbor Health Functional Medicine & Psychiatry, we've witnessed both the crushing impact of dementia and the incredible hope that comes with understanding this condition differently. We've seen families who were told "there's nothing that can be d...