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Support Group for Those of Us Living With Mild Dementia

Posted by SusanEllen66 Susan McMichael @SusanEllen66, Sep 18, 2023

I know there is a Dementia Caregiver Support Group.

I would like to have a group for people like me. I am entering the Mild Dementia phase from Mild Cognitive Impairment.
It’s frightening to think about my future.

Could a group for Dementia Patients be started?

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susanejw | @susanejw | 1 day ago
In reply to @colleenyoung "@jayanthk, thanks to @SusanEllen66 efforts in starting this discussion and forming a supportive group of people..." + (show)
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@jayanthk, thanks to @SusanEllen66 efforts in starting this discussion and forming a supportive group of people living with cognitive impairment, we will be opening a new support group on Mayo Clinic Connect soon (likely June).

To everyone, here is a list of Support Groups by condition on Mayo Clinic Connect https://connect.mayoclinic.org/groups/

Following the naming convention and to help people find the new group in an alphabetical list, what name would you call the group?
A. Cognitive Impairment & Living with Early Dementia
B. Dementia: Living with Cognitive Impairment
C. Early Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

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@colleenyoung Actually, I’d probably reverse the order of C, because not all MCI progresses to dementia.

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billnanearney1889 | @billnanearney1889 | 1 day ago
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@colleenyoung

C. Early Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

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Nancy E. Im beginning to have "some signs" ie. losing an important thought in the middle of a conversation - not remembering names of people and places - occasionally forgetting my grocery list... However I can do most med. Level sudokus and play a pretty successful bridge game.
What can I do?

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m961922zxymary | @m961922zxymary | 1 day ago

C. Early Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 17 hours ago
In reply to @susanejw "@colleenyoung Actually, I’d probably reverse the order of C, because not all MCI progresses to dementia." + (show)
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@colleenyoung Actually, I’d probably reverse the order of C, because not all MCI progresses to dementia.

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@susanejw, that's a good point.
C. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) & Early Dementia

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carol8 | @carol8 | 14 hours ago
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Nancy E. Im beginning to have "some signs" ie. losing an important thought in the middle of a conversation - not remembering names of people and places - occasionally forgetting my grocery list... However I can do most med. Level sudokus and play a pretty successful bridge game.
What can I do?

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@billnanearney1889

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rashida | @rashida | 11 hours ago
In reply to @colleenyoung "@susanejw, that's a good point. C. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) & Early Dementia" + (show)
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@susanejw, that's a good point.
C. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) & Early Dementia

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@colleenyoung I havent been diagnosed but … my choice would be C, too.

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