t recognize them), and was diagnosed with a carotid artery 80% blocked, so she has taken aspirin and
Plavix since them. Since then, she has become gradually less active and more sleepy--typically 16, 18, or even more hours per day--and unsteady on her feet--, with balance problems, lack of motivation, and extremely poor short-term memory. No definite diagnosis was made beyond dementia, likely not Alzheimer's but due to vascular impairment.