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Hi and thanks for your understanding. I agree with you 100% it scares me to death...

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Discussion: I feel like start running and not look back!

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 12, 2024

@teacher502 , Jan, My husband has LBD and was diagnosed in early February 2020. He had...

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Discussion: Lewy Body and weight loss

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

Prior to knowing my wife had dementia, I had noticed that her sense of smell was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1332922/

Discussion: What were the first dementia signs you noticed?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 22 4:22pm

Absolutely glad to share. Brand does make a difference.. I order most of what I get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345672/

Discussion: Did medication help in Vascular Dementia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 11 8:19am

I am in the same boat as you are. My loved one was diagnosed with Lewy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923405/

Discussion: Fixations in early dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

Likewise. Our family doctor told us hubby needed to stop driving last summer. Hubby was not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1322728/

Discussion: Does anyone have any experience with Adult Day Care facilities?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 8 7:22am

My impulse was to deny and hide, but I knew I couldn't. I documented changes in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145082/

Discussion: My husband has all symptoms of prefrontal lobe dementia: Overwhelmed

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 21, 2024

I lost most of my cognitive ability three days after the 2nd dose of the COVID...

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Discussion: My wife's Neurologist recommended a Psychiatrist-Experiences?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: 9 hours ago

Thank you so much for all of your information. I have made an appointment with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779211/

Discussion: Spouse with cognitive problems and finances

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

I can understand your concern. Does your POA document have a listed alternate? Most do. If...

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Discussion: I don't know why I did that

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 10 12:39pm

I’m so sorry you are going through this. I think being in limbo is the hardest...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074928/

Discussion: Anyone felt frustrated with doctors and trying to find a diagnosis?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 26, 2024

Hi Larry- What were the Namenda side effects? My husband has used the rivastigmine transdermal patch...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908002/

Discussion: What should be expected of a neurologist treating Alzheimer’s?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 5, 2023

Thank you for your hugs. It means a lot that you are here. His MRI has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1196707/

Discussion: Husband diagnosed with MCI, meeting criteria for probable CAA.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 24, 2024

Hi, we are having a no sleep problem. So far, we’ve seen his primary, his cardiologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034317/

Discussion: Is your loved one with dementia sleeping a lot (too much)?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

We have a team of doctors besides our PCP. At the University of Utah, our team...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130011/

Discussion: which MD speciality would be best for a dementia patient?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

I assume your husband drives erratically and is a danger to himself and others. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882375/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

I am in the same situation as you are. However, our Neurologist did not “recommend” to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875502/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 9, 2023

My husband has just been seen by a psycho neurologist for loss of planning ability and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806424/

Discussion: My husband has dementia and we think that it's Alzheimer's

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 4, 2023

My husband has been taking donepezil for awhile but doesn’t help improvement with memory. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708311/

Discussion: Heart issues and breathing problems and dealing with dementia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 14, 2022

Ditto regarding the whiteboard being a part of his daily routine that would prove challenging if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094745/

Discussion: Time Bandit

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 26, 2024

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