Can Pranic Healing help with cognitive decline? I have a dear friend who has been diagnosed with dementia. To me she seems to have the same problems with names, terminology, short term memory that I and my 80+ year old peers are experiencing, but she is convinced it is more serious and she is losing her "self". She has lost reading and writing ability and experiences frequent forgetfulness. She is very anxious and fearful and worries about losing memory of and connection with her friends