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Anyone Else Have Mild Dementia?

Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Feb 11, 2023 | Replies (29)

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@Freckled1

It all sounds very familiar to me, heidiruth, and I empathize. It's all true for me, too. I was diagnosed with MCI a couple of years ago at age 69. Fortunately my husband is very supportive and patient... I have a great therapist and neurocognitive evaluator.... and not much is expected of me.
On the positive side, I just finished a year-long volunteer project to green up the kitchen at church, creating a volunteer group to wash dishes and napkins in lieu of using paper and plastic ones. The team now "owns" making itself continue to function... yay! That wore me out a lot, as I also have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, so I'm taking a long breather from further volunteering.

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Wow, Freckled! You have a lot on your plate with not just MCI but fibromyalgia ( my sister suffers from that, so I know what you’re dealing with) and chronic fatigue. I can’t image taking on such major volunteer projects with those particularly debilitating conditions. I live alone, and I seem to Mister Magoo it every day, not a well organized life. I will soon be in touch with MCI support and will write about anything I learn that might help you and other “MCI’s”. I send kudos, and I wish you continued success in dealing so amazingly well with your serious issues.

@Freckled1 Annie, I applaud your decisions to do what you can each day. I'll wager it makes you feel better that if you didn't at least try to do things. And i cannot help but wonder if getting out and doing the things you do, are actually helping you maintain your daily status quo? What do you think?
Ginger