Why it’s important to say something if a relative exhibits signs of Alzheimer’s

When Tatiana Lagos’s father stopped driving, she didn’t think much of it at first.

“He’d say, ‘Hey, can you pick me up?’ ” Lagos recalled of her father, who was in his early 60s and had recently retired from a career in international law. “And he was leaning heavily on his wife for the smallest things,” such as scheduling a coffee date.