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Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia 2023

May 30, 2023 | Nick Rethemeier | @nrethemeier | Comments (9)

Registration is now open for the 2023 Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia. Taking place November 4, 2023, this special conference provides attendees the opportunity to explore emotional wellness for oneself and the knowledge to positively impact wellness for those living with dementia. Emotional wellbeing is examined from personal, cultural, and diverse perspectives. The impressive slate of conference presenters and facilitators include those living with dementia, family care partners, healthcare professionals, artists, advocates, and researchers who are all dedicated to this topic.

A variety of breakout sessions provide attendees an opportunity to customize their day with valuable information, practical tools, and relevant resources, all while feeling the empowerment that comes from connecting.

You can attend this conference in-person at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, or online. Register for the conference today.

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talle | @talle | Jun 1, 2023

November is a long way off and I just attended a workshop that was more geared to the vendors and their agendas. We are dealing with a double plate menu. My husband has been experiencing memory loss and decreasing cognition for the past 5-6 years. February we were served desert. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was treated with 9 weeks of radiation therapy and started lupron injections. He could not convey what was happening or what he was experiencing because in november they stepped up the diagnosis to frontaltemporal atrophy and dementia. His only way of expressing what was happening was the desire to leave or go somewhere. We made it through the radiation, but his dementia went to mid stage 2. I was a basket case trying to keep him around people for the dementia and dealing with the incontinence and the progression of the dementia. our neurologist will have to study some more. He says we need memory care or assisted living. He would not last two days in either before they kicked him out. He has no boundaries when it comes to going in other people's stuff. I have started my recovery focus on myself with resuming my chiropractic therapy and dental care. I broke a tooth off 4 weeks ago and am getting a crown. Our lab retriever had the same kind of cancer as my husband, a repeat from last year so when they told me adenocarcinoma was slow growing, I screamed, I am looking at it on the outside of my dog's leg. The dog underwent surgery last friday and lab reytievers are the smartest dogs I have ever seen. He could not tell us it was hurting and swelling under the top incision, but he could try and succeed in getting the bandade off so we could see it. Happy trails, we have a long way to go.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 1, 2023
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@talle

November is a long way off and I just attended a workshop that was more geared to the vendors and their agendas. We are dealing with a double plate menu. My husband has been experiencing memory loss and decreasing cognition for the past 5-6 years. February we were served desert. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was treated with 9 weeks of radiation therapy and started lupron injections. He could not convey what was happening or what he was experiencing because in november they stepped up the diagnosis to frontaltemporal atrophy and dementia. His only way of expressing what was happening was the desire to leave or go somewhere. We made it through the radiation, but his dementia went to mid stage 2. I was a basket case trying to keep him around people for the dementia and dealing with the incontinence and the progression of the dementia. our neurologist will have to study some more. He says we need memory care or assisted living. He would not last two days in either before they kicked him out. He has no boundaries when it comes to going in other people's stuff. I have started my recovery focus on myself with resuming my chiropractic therapy and dental care. I broke a tooth off 4 weeks ago and am getting a crown. Our lab retriever had the same kind of cancer as my husband, a repeat from last year so when they told me adenocarcinoma was slow growing, I screamed, I am looking at it on the outside of my dog's leg. The dog underwent surgery last friday and lab reytievers are the smartest dogs I have ever seen. He could not tell us it was hurting and swelling under the top incision, but he could try and succeed in getting the bandade off so we could see it. Happy trails, we have a long way to go.

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@talle, I simply cannot imagine your situation. Accompanying a partner through prostate cancer takes a lot of energy, love and patience. When your loved one also has dementia, the need for patience and support is compounded.

I encourage you to join the support and discussions here in the
- Caregivers: Dementia Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers-dementia/

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bridgebitt | @bridgebitt | Oct 2, 2023

I'm having difficulty loading the page to register/read more about the conference. I'm able to view on my iPhone but not over browser. Just in case I'm not the only one thought I would comment here!

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hakesb | @hakesb | Oct 29, 2023

Can’t connect to sign up either

Page is blank

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ruste | @ruste | Oct 30, 2023
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@hakesb

Can’t connect to sign up either

Page is blank

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none of these links work for me either.
rod

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 30, 2023
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@ruste

none of these links work for me either.
rod

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@ruste and @hakesb. That's frustrating. Both the links work for me.

Try this direct link to registration https://ce.mayo.edu/node/138684

What error message do you get when clicking the link?

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ruste | @ruste | Oct 30, 2023

The error message that I get is "Safari Can't Open the Page".

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 3, 2023
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@ruste

The error message that I get is "Safari Can't Open the Page".

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@nrethemeier, can you help @ruste?

@ruste, can you try opening the link in a different browser, like Chrome or Microsoft Edge or Firefox?

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