in the final week of our major good health series on dementia , we turn our attention to the carers and what can be done to make life easier .
in the early stages of the disease bring changes that may be so subtle that some friends and acquaintances are unaware that there will be good days as well as bad .
in the early stages of dementia , it 's the short-term memory that 's most affected , making it harder for patients to keep track of the day .