Does Rebecca Have Alzheimer’s in ‘This Is Us’? — Here Are the Signs

“I bet Rebecca is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. That’s why she was taking so many pictures. So she could remember everything. I can’t deal with Jack’s death and now this. I don’t need it. #ThisisUs,” tweeted one fan. Another added: “I felt like Rebecca was showing signs of early onset Alzheimer’s when [she] was counting the chairs in the waiting room when Kate had the baby#ThisIsUs.” 

Entertainment Weekly recently spoke with executive producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger about the widespread theory on Rebecca’s health status. “I don’t want to speak too much to that because I want our audience to go on this journey with Randall and Rebecca,” Isaac told the outlet. “It’s that question when you see an older relative, like, “Is this just normal, getting-older ‘senior moment,’ or is this a sign of a bigger illness, a bigger deterioration?”