Boy. While reading this thread my heart kept swelling up with compassion for each and every one of you. I am turning 74 in September and feeling similar feelings; stress being the main instigator. No apologies (in my opinion) for sharing your story here...as I just told a dear friend in an email, it is important as we age to continue reaching out to one another at this vulnerable time in our lives. The tendency is to isolate as we don't want to "be a bother". We need a safe place to vent and what better place to vent on a site, such as the Mayo Clinic, to do so. Every "vent" is necessary and, whether you realize it at the time or not, one of those vents might just help a poor struggling elderly soul out there who is struggling with the same feelings but has no one at all to lean on. So, vent-away!! My beloved cousin who has early dementia is one of those vulnerable people. She lives in a cute tiny home on her daughter's property, pays rent, husband (high school boyfriend) of 52 years passed and she is a strong Christian. I said one day to her on the phone, "I feel as if I have become irrelevant to some of my family members"...it was as if she had NEVER actually heard someone admit such a thing before and her voice was, as if, applauding my statement and said, "I KNOW exactly how you feel!! I would have NEVER said that out loud though. Thank you so much for saying that!!" Anyway, it opened the conversation for nothing more than to vent, it doesn't change much of anything, but we give one another a rare and raw moment of expressing what is on our hearts. So, thanks to you, Mayo Clinic, for giving us that space to feel and say what is on our mind and in our hearts. We are, on the other hand, in a great place (my opinion) to practice being in the moment (I am more aware of every single step I take as I am living alone and working on this 5 acres which I am the caretaker of, and having had several bad falls and trips to ER as I've hit my head and on Eliquis-ugh-which can turn into a brain bleed quite quickly), I absolute NEED to be so careful. I am so tired of going to ER! Being in the moment and lucky to have mother-nature to turn to, I am always living in a state of awareness unless I am in deep sleep (which I love!). Anyway. Enough for now. Wishing you all the very best. I learned a lot this morning reading this particular thread, so thank you. As a caregiver it is good to know more about these diagnosis; it's very important and useful. Thanks to all...