Dr. Oz Gets Real on Mother's Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Reveals He Also Carries the Gene

Host of "The Dr. Oz Show" Mehmet Oz this week shared his mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis on air, along with his personal regret that he did not spot it sooner, reports USA Today . Oz noted the first symptoms of the disorder can be hard to identify. "If the right word was, 'You look beautiful today,' she would use, 'You look pretty prettier today,'" he recalled. Oz continued, "My wishful thinking was that it was just mom being a little bit older, she's stressed out, my dad was ill. And so we lost our truth." Oz also shared that he has learned that he carries the gene for Alzheimer's, as well. "I know that there are millions of other people like me, who probably feel guilt the way I do, knowing that if we could have figured this out earlier I could have intervened a little bit," he lamented. Viewers expect more episodes of his show in the months and years to come dedicated to the disease.