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Iwent from a full time 80 hour a week farmer to fulltime caregiver in 3 months with my wife. She started having MCI about 2 years ago and now is diagnost with lewy body diementia. She seems to be moving fast. It is a lot of work. Probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. This may seem gross, but I have been a livestock farmer for 50 years in all kinds of lousy conditions. Maybe that was all training.... We have a great neurologist. He caught the disease early it sounds like. We started treating my wife with parkinsons meds as a prophylactic. She is now on nuplazid, the new, expensive med designed especially for hallucinations and delusions. I don't know if its working or not. She still has them. I am told it may just slow the progression. I have read about the endgame with lbd and I think it is approaching faster than I like. It;s amazing how little is known about dementia and how much research is going on.

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I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I totally understand. My husband has Parkinsons. He is frustrated and discouraged..I try my best to help him. My father had LBD with his Parkinsons..He saw dogs and people that were not there.My brother also has LBD and Parkinsons. I bet you are thinking how come so many? I wish I knew. Hugs to you and your wife. Kudos for stepping up. ❤️