Thanks for the update. I hope your friend is supported through her transition and into the next stage of life. Same goes for all of the people that are experiencing this same problem, or will be. My parents are both Pluto in Leo. I would jump into the caregiver role in a heartbeat. It's a perfect fit for me. My husband and I are in agreement that we will do whatever we can to care for our parents, and avoid placing them in nursing homes at all costs.

My mom mentioned yesterday that my dad has been very forgetful lately, and someone from their regular breakfast spot even asked if he was ok. She doesn't seem too worried about him, but I'm pretty sure she will remain in denial as long as possible. I think my brother and I, and my husband, have already accepted that my dad is going to suffer from Alzheimer's. My whole family has Mars-Neptune now that I think about it... dad and brother both have the conjunction. My husband has a trine. I have 12th house mars. And my mom, a Cancer sun, has 12th house Aries moon.

I feel a little bit better about my own situation, since my husband reminded me that I should not compare myself to him. He has a photographic memory. I'm not getting lost or anything like that. Just a handful of mild symptoms, and a feeling that something is not right.

Speaking of diseases hitting generations in waves, I am seeing  Pluto in Scorpio people being diagnosed with cancer at an alarming rate...

There a tsunami of dementia coming. 

I saw my new neurologist yesterday. He is an older Chinese man so it was hard for me to understand him, but I could tell that he understood me. He was nice (which was totally different from the neurologist I saw 14 years ago, who was super crass and pompous and barely gave me the time of day), and his staff was very nice as well. I cried a lot during the appointment, but still managed to do a decent job of explaining myself. The doctor is not concerned about early onset dementia for me, which is a relief. He does think there may be some damage to an area of my brain, which could cause me to compensate through alternative circuits, and would explain the difficulties I've been experiencing. He wants an MRI, an EEG test, a neuropsychological evaluation, and a follow up appointment in a month. I'm still skeptical that I'll get any answers, but I'm really glad the doctor is being thorough. I felt much better today than I have in a long while. I think every single planet and luminary hit my chart in some way today...

Bringing this post back to the topic of dementia - the other night I watched a very peculiar movie on Netflix called "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." It is filled with allusions to the loneliness that comes with mental illness and dementia in particular. Somewhat hard to watch, because the storyline is so strange and confusing... but I liked it.