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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone provide insights? Just left a family dinner with ILs - MIL recently diagnosed with likely Alzheimer’s and has a cognitive decline that isn’t immediately obvious to most people. Tonight DH suggested (a few times) how he hopes his parents will plan to visit family and friends who all live in a town just 2 hours away. DH sibling pulled him aside and told him to stop encouraging car travel- that apparently “something happened” and there will be no more road trips according the FIL (the driver). DH was embarrassed and surprised and said he’d ask FIL in person…soon. The whole family is very secretive about any and all health issues so to even ask feels daunting to DH. What could the issues be? Anxiety? Toileting? Increase in symptoms in an unfamiliar environment? Trying to be supportive. [/quote] Any of the above. Sometimes removal from familiar environment and disruption of routine can also exacerbate symptoms. Wandering is also a real concern.[/quote]
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