She is upset by the popular perception of the disease. She thinks a sentimentalized view of Alzheimer's has settled into the public consciousness because of its link with old age. Key words and catch phrases of the disease, while well-intentioned, are all too saccharine. It's not gamesmanship on his part, he just doesn't know that you're supposed to swallow. To go anywhere.
Nothing is simple.
Dr. Dienstag concurred. There is an almost factual misconception that this is part of the aging process. A doddering older person is cute. But what happened to Gregg is not cute. It's O.K. to be doddering.