How does sharing diagnosis of Alzheimer's affect patient?

Posted by srakoczy1 @srakoczy1, Dec 9, 2023

My Mom has progressed from MCI to Alzheimer. I am scared to share this with her but my brothers and I have decided to let dr. tell her if she wants to know. I am still uneasy with this. Wondering if others could share their experience.

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pgm | @pgm | Oct 9 10:08pm

My husband is a physician (pathologist) he has been told he has Alzheimer’s but I think it goes in one ear and out the other. He also been told he can not drive by his neurologist but he thinks he can drive safer then anyone else on the road. He does not understand that he has anything wrong with him. Telling him what his diagnosis is does not mean anything to him.