Update on my brother

I did spend a few days with him in early December and I saw him again over Christmas. His memory is terrible. He can forget what he's doing while he's doing it. He agreed to allow me to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test. He scored well in all areas except memory. This doesn't seem like Alzheimer's and I don't know whether it falls under the heading of dementia. But a person can become disabled solely on the basis of a severely impaired memory. He's told me that he has never discussed this with his PCP. He says that his doctor never spends sufficient time with him. I'm not sure that I believe this. I had an appointment with my PCP just before Christmas. The nurse or tech always asks some screening questions before the doctor comes in. One of the questions was whether I had any memory or concentration problems that concerned me. What do you want to bet that my brother is asked that same question and always says, "No" ? It is clear to me that my brother won't take any initiative on this, so I called his PCP's office last week and left a message for the doctor saying that the family is very concerned about his memory. I also told them that I am an Alzheimer’s widow and I know a lot about cognitive decline. Hopefully, the doctor will refer Bill to a neurologist. I have a strong feeling that Aricept and/or Namenda will help him. He just needs to take that step. So, I'm going to be waiting and praying and see what happens.