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When families discover a parent has been hiding cognitive decline

My adult siblings and I discovered that our mom has been hiding how bad her memory problems have gotten, and now we're all dealing with guilt and fear differently while trying to figure out next steps. We can barely have a conversation about it without someone breaking down or getting defensive.

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