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Im not sure how I found Connect. My husband had an angry outburst one afternoon and I was so angry and hurt I began just looking around on google...MCI, support groups, managing anger as a caregiver etc. So, I literally stumbled across Connect and began reading some posts. I then wrote a post about MCI and was shocked to receive several replies immediately and their stories resonated. Each day I work my way through other places on the site, and find reading even old posts helpful and so humbling as women (mostly) describe what they are called on to do and be as a caregiver. So many describe the personal toll it its taking on them, recognizing there is no single, perfect answer or solution. It frightens me to think about what is ahead. I think this is tough now...yikes! I don't want to even think about the future.

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My husband began a very long journey with his mental and overall health. The anger issues were the first to emerge with throwing things and raising his voice. I had to call the police with one incident. Unfortunately, my husband was a retired State Constable. The officer interviewed my husband first. Then he came to me and said, " your husband wants you out of the house, why don't you do it."
Then came the catheters, the infections, the struggle with eating, all the basic ADLS of a life. Finally, we were given the definition of FTD or frontal temporal dementia. He slowly left this life on earth as I medicated him with morphine via Hospice. I kept him at home and held his head as I cried, soaking his face with tears. He took his last three breaths and was gone.