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Husband developing memory issues

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Nov 6, 2025 | Replies (83)

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@ocdogmom I read your note, and I wonder what I would do in the same situation, especially since he's in cancer remission and he's going for maintenance autoimmune injections. Maybe you should get a second opinion on his moderate dementia as I thought the infusions were helpful in the very early stages vs. once they bridge to moderate, but then I'm not a doctor. I've been thinking about taking my husband to Mayo in Jacksonville for a 2nd opinion, as we were in mold for an extended period of time, and I read that mold can cause memory loss. But his neurologist says, it's not from the mold as the pet scan and MRI, shows the amyloid plaque. It just amazes me how many people have MCI - Dementia. My generation grew up with so much cancer, and now this. This had to be around a long time ago, but no one talked about MCI or Dementia that I know of. I honestly, might go for a second opinion so you have more information on whether you should give him the infusions. Hey, you can always tell him it's tied to the lymphoma remission. I know, it's not the whole truth but if it helps him, that's all you care about.
Wow, there's so much strategy to this, for a caregiver, trying to figure out one day after the other, what you do next or should do next.
Overwhelming at times. Hope this help. I care about you and every caregiver out there, because I'm a caregiver and I know how lonely this feels, at times.

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@kjc48 you sound like a very strong person who has to deal with so much! Your husband is lucky he has you to be his advocate. Right now I’m trying to get our health insurance to pay for a PET scan so my husband can go on one of the new infusion drugs for early Alzheimer’s. The initial request was denied. I like your method of making a list each day of what you need to do. Everything starts to feel overwhelming when you’re doing everything by yourself.