Have you experienced any of those with your dad? And have you been able to sort of put on that hat in those moments? Or is that one of those times that feels a little more fraught for you?

Yeah, you know, that's something I think that even after we knew there was something going on and his memory was getting worse.

He still, for the most part, had this same kind of like happy-go-lucky demeanor, very mild mannered.

And so I guess I had thought, well, maybe it will be a fairly mild course.

Maybe it will progress slowly.

Maybe he'll be pretty stable for a while.

And maybe he'll just be kind of pleasantly confused, which I think, you know, I guess is sort of the best you can hope for in this situation is that a person does not experience a lot of distress as they progress through the condition.

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