Max Lugavere

We're not concerned.

Maybe we should be, we don't know.

And to just kind of flag that to a neurologist to then maybe do some, you know, some follow-up testing.

I think that's crucial.

But I think that the really important part is to not, you know, this could be embarrassing.

This could be if presented the wrong way, it could be perceived as judgmental, as shaming.

You just want to be really careful and I think lead with love.

And I'm not saying this as a professional.

I'm not saying this as a, you know, somebody who, you know, works with patients.

I'm not, I'm not a medical doctor, but I am somebody who had a loved one with the condition and it could be really challenging and really difficult.

And

In my mom's case, I had the unique experience of my mom.

My mom was always aware of her cognitive decline.

And I think that that's just where every case of dementia is different.

Once you've seen one case of dementia, you've seen one case of dementia.

But, and it can be startling.

It could be unsettling.

It could be, you know, I think as a loved one with a family member with cognitive decline, there's the tendency to want to gaslight yourself because this is something that's typically, I mean, it's, it's, it can be something, it can be really difficult to accept.

So you just have to, I think,

all that being said, it's not something to be brushed under the rug.