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that's the only reason

I got in.

No, we already hit

the house, you know that.

All right, well,

see what you can do.

Okay. I'm gonna have

to call you back. Yeah.

You okay?

Just a rough one.

Yeah. Mine wasn't any better.

There's been a hiring freeze

at Gold Coast, so--

( sighs )

Ouch. I'm sorry.

Tell me something, have

I ever mentioned talking

to anyone at work about

my mother's dementia

or that Alzheimer's may

run in the family?

You mean, other

than your assistant?

I told Elizabeth

about this?

Yeah, sure.

You often mention how

supportive she's been for you.

Oh, God, what is

going on with me?

Baby, what is it?

Maybe I should

go see someone.

Is that what you

really want?

Well, my memory lapses

are not getting any better.

I can call Dr. Gutierrez's

office in the morning,

set an appointment.

No! Not her.

Why would you even

suggest her?

I just thought

you'd find her comforting,

since she knows

your family history.

But don't you see how that

may make things worse for me?

We'll find someone else,

all right?

I completely understand.

The scary thing is, is that I--

I don't feel like

there's anything

physically wrong with me.

I'm always lucid, I--

I don't feel sick.

Your mother used to say

the same thing.

Okay.

I'll call her office

in the morning.

Okay.

I think your fear

is unfounded, Mrs. Mitchell.

I mean, even with

a family history,

you are awfully young for

early onset dementia.

But it just keeps

getting worse.

I--I'm forgetting things,

I'm constantly losing

my phone and my car keys.

Well, you wouldn't be

the first one

to not remember where

they put their car keys.

But if it's really Alzheimer's,

you don't remember what

your car keys are for.

Are there any tests

you can order,

if only to help put us

both at ease?

We can do the AMTS,

that's the Abbreviated

Mental Test Score

and blood work for

protein enzyme levels.

Pauline, you were the primary

caregiver for your mother.

Yeah, I remember what

a harrowing experience

that was for you.

It's hard not to be affected,

I get it.

I'm gonna order

an MRI scan as well.

It looks for plaque buildup

in the interstitial spaces

of the brain.

And we can get you in today.

Date of birth?

March 1, 1978.

Year of the first World War?

Name of the current president?

Barack Obama.

Now, count backwards

from 20 to one.

20, 19, 18,

17, 16, 15,

14, 13, 12,

11, 10, 9,

8, 7,

6, 5, 4,

3, 2, 1.

Well, I have no immediate

findings to share.

But if you remember, we won't

know anything for sure.

Yeah, I mean, I remember

how angry my sister was,

I mean, when I ordered

the autopsy for my mom.

Well, it's still

the only definitive test.

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