I know there are good doctors (I have worked with some), but... ever since this happened (some years ago), I have been angry about this. The GP came to visit my dad at home, he had been becoming more and more confused. GP took my mum into the kitchen to tell her that my dad had senile dementia, then just buggered off. No time for her to ask him what this meant or ask questions or for him to give any idea about supports etc. OK, no one died or anything, but surely basic human instinct should have suggested this might be a bit of a blow and she could do with some sort of support! i guess if there is a 'good 'side to this, it has made me more aware of the fact that people need info when they get a diagnosis. And that there is a vast army of people out there who just get on with picking up the pieces when the doctors leave. On a separate note, I have been wondering about doing a weblog (tend to get put off when I think I could not keep up the standards of logs like this one!). The problem I have is how to deal with confidentiality. Any ideas?