Your ability to remember later does not diminish your consciousness in the present. Was all of life in hindsight lived unconsciously after developing dementia?

Your ability to remember later does not diminish your consciousness in the present. Was all of life in hindsight lived unconsciously after developing dementia? I have had many lucid dreams that I did not immediately recall, but only a bit later after something reminded me of them. Suddenly I remember being conscious, whereas before I assumed I was out. Again, memory is a tricky thing and I would be cautious in linking it to consciousness - the experience - itself.