i have a home care pt that i've been seeing for quite a while now, and she and her husband are really sweet. she has mild dementia...remembers me in between visits but doesn't remember my name, etc. she often asks me repetitive questions or tells me something she's already told me several times...you know how it goes.
today she asked me if the "forgetting" is normal for people getting older. with her husband's permission i told her that she was suspected to have early alzheimer's. her face got sad and she asked me if she would get better. i told her that one of her meds would slow down the progress but she would get worse, not better. i literally saw the light go out of her eyes and she very quietly said "oh."
i know that she won't remember the conversation the next time i see her, but it was so sad to see the realization in her face.
