I found the follow-up appointment to the testing to be really helpful and eye-opening. Looking at my husband’s results against the norms was actual data I couldn’t explain away to myself or him. Later, thinking about it, I realized how many ongoing small adjustments we’d made to daily living, as my husband’s thinking abilities declined.
The follow-up appointment was also really helpful in that it galvanized me to find an Elder Law attorney and get all the important legal matters in place- updated wills, Advanced Directives, POA. I’ve never used the POA, but it’s in place for the future.
One thing I wasn’t prepared for at the appointment, and found shocking, was seeing the test parts he had trouble with. His clock had one number and no clock hands. I googled what the clock test shows and that was eye-opening too.
My husband had repeat testing after 8 years and having that baseline data to compare and contrast to proved very helpful to his doctors. It helped me to get a sense of where we’re going with all this and plan accordingly.