Miss Australia, I had replied to a previous post of yours a couple of weeks ago and due to the time difference and volume of posts on this board, you probably did not see it. I am a retired MD here in the states and have worked with Alzheimer's patients and have also been touched personally by the condition. I want to affirm to you that I greatly appreciate your comments here and thank-you for the time you take to do so. If you don't mind I would like to ask a fairly specific question, and that is, do you have a sense that your family member is developing more ability to remember RECENT events, or, to learn NEW things and remember those?? I appreciate any input you might be able to give on this.