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I found with my husband, he responded much better to caregivers than he did to me....

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Discussion: My partner is angry and confused: Any hints to help me help him?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 22 11:30am

@tunared Oh Dan, I am so sorry. My docile sweet grandmother did go through THIS phase...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1449555/

Discussion: How do you respond when your spouse keeps asking where her mother is?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 29, 2025

my wife lost her ability to drive a couple of weeks ago and was having a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153434/

Discussion: I don't feel we can travel anymore: I want our lives back

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

Arachel -- My mom had Alzheimer's for around 20 years. My dad, my husband and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/186210/

Discussion: My mom has dementia. Am I doomed to the same future?

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Feb 26, 2018

Yes I am. My husband was diagnosed at 50!! 5 years in now. In 2018 given...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881484/

Discussion: Dementia and Aphasia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 19, 2023

@tryingtimes10 Oh my gosh. Your post was the first that I read. My husband was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1404107/

Discussion: Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

@dbont What you have described is very difficult and frustrating. I can understand. These are not...

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Discussion: What do I do?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 3, 2025

My husband is around stage 6 with LBD, and he can hardly talk, he needs assistance...

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Discussion: LBD & Distraction from destructive behavior

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

I had a friend with repeated brain tumors, and she had a day she called her...

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Discussion: Hung out with my new friend depression for a day.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 24, 2023

My husband slowly declined over 8 years with the diagnosis of MCI, has progressed now to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785739/

Discussion: Conundrum…Explain my wife's behavior in social situations or not?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

Chris20 - This forum will save you in so many ways. I have tried to remain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953205/

Discussion: My early morning optimism fades to irritation and resentment

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

I think it’s more the “You only hurt the ones you love”, the husbands with anger...

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Discussion: Spouse with cognitive problems and finances

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 1, 2022

i have given great thought to the topic since Waltf introduced it and subsequently added a...

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Discussion: Approach to bringing in a caregiver for wife

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 2, 2025

I just joined this group and this is my first comment. I'm glad I found others...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1440823/

Discussion: Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

I'm not a doctor but after my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s this summer, I've studied...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521592/

Discussion: Tests indicate Alzheimer's: Any thoughts on Leqembi and Kisunla?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 7 9:24am

Regarding driving, the most dangerous limitation for people with dementia and other older people is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1518766/

Discussion: My first support group

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 3 2:52pm

@pchap I don’t know how you’ve done this for so long. At 7 months and counting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1538166/

Discussion: Longest Stint as Caregiver

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: 3 days ago

@2me Quiet thinking time, hmmm, that would be now, in the middle of the night, when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521358/

Discussion: My first support group

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 7 4:06am

Others noticed changes in my husband before I did. He retired from his dental practice in...

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Discussion: Denial of MCI - how does spouse/caregiver cope?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 14, 2023

Thank you for writing this. I noticed my husband's occasional lapses in memory in 2001. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1458205/

Discussion: The Long Quiet

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

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