7th Heaven · Season 4, Episode 11
“Forget Me Not” · Season 4, Episode 11
In this episode: Annie Camden (5), Ginger (3), Charles (2), Eric (1), Matt (1)
I still can't believe I'm going to NYU.
I still can't believe it either, but...but it's great and you're going and you need a place to live.
Most guys would be pressuring for me to stay. You are the best boyfriend ever. Long distance relationships aren't easy, but I know we can make it work.
Ginger, what a nice surprise. Where's Dad?
I don't know.
What? What do you mean you don't know? What's going on?
Uh, Annie, honey, your father...well...I don't know where he is.
About 3 months ago, I started noticing some changes in Charles' behavior.
What changes?
Difficulty in buttoning his shirt, trouble saying certain words, feeling lost in familiar places, misplacing things, and, uh, so we went to see the doctor.
And?
And after a battery of tests your father was diagnosed as being in the very early stages of Alzheimer's. I couldn't tell you this over the phone, I just couldn't. And so I just, um, hopped on a plane and headed here.
Are you saying my dad has Alzheimer's?
I'm afraid so.
I just walked away for a second. I made a mistake. I'm sorry.
We have to talk about this.
There's nothing to talk about. I'm fine. I really think that you're overreacting.
Dad, you almost set the house on fire!
I do not have Alzheimer's!
Dad, don't be afraid. You don't have to go through this alone. I'm here, Eric's here, the kids, Ginger...
I don't have Alzheimer's! End of discussion!
Dad!?!
How's your father?
In denial, just like I was.
We're gonna make sure that dad gets the best medical care possible.
That's not the problem. The problem is getting him to except the fact that he has to deal with this. You see, I'm afraid to leave him alone. You saw what happened with the barbecue. But if he doesn't believe that there's anything wrong with him, it's hard to convince him that he needs someone when I'm not there. I mean, what if... he takes off again? What if he goes somewhere and forgets how to get back home? Or he forgets what his name is?
I didn't know I was scaring everyone. I'm sorry. It's just that if I agree with the doctors that they're right, then I have to start facing up to this thing. And I don't know that I can.
We're gonna get through this. We are. You're not alone.
[to Lucy] Look, we all have things in our lives, boyfriends, jobs, school work. You have to prioritize. Decide what's important to you. No one is forcing you to be a part in the Habitat Project. But if you're going to do it people are depending on you. So you have to show up when you're scheduled. If everyone cancelled, where would we be?
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