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I'm sorry for how you feel. I feel the same way and my husband is 78 and wants to stay home. It doesn't make easier when they have MCI - mild moderate whatever, it's still the same diagnosis where we feel we don't have time left.....before things progress. But at 92, at least you've gotten to enjoy him, for a long time and have wonderful memories of a man with a mind that was once more active. I know that doesn't make it easier but with this diagnosis we just need to find some gratitude in it all. I worry constantly about my husband, the things he loses, whether he looks pale on a given day, and what that means. I'm just trying to draw from more faith, and ask God to help us through this every day. Also, trying to manage my own stress, with my blood pressure off the charts due to everything taking place. We just have to find some peace and gratitude, I don't have MCI yet I see changes in myself, hair loss, high blood pressure, I think accepting changes in any one is hard, but we have to accept and move forward. Maybe it's good that family members think he is doing really good. I find sometimes, that's their way of handling and/or being in denial. I share in your thoughts and this MCI caregiver does know how you feel.

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@kjc48 I really appreciate your comments and thoughts. Good to know you understand and care.