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@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

My husband has moderate dementia. I have found that trying to correct my husband's misinterpretations of...

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Discussion: Okay, I need your responses and help with this one

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 5 11:23am

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

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Discussion: Fixations in early dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

My husband was diagnosed with MCI due to Alzheimer’s earlier this year. We live in Florida,...

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Discussion: Infusion Therapy. Step 1

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: 3 days ago

@ritz1, My cousin was diagnosed with Vascular dementia 6 years before her death and her doctors,...

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Discussion: Did medication help symptoms of Vascular Dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 13 2:34am

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

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 21, 2024

Hi. I'm a 56-year-old male who was recently diagnosed with PPAOS. My original diagnosis was FrontoTemporal...

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Discussion: Have you got Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech? Let's connect

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Jun 30 3:37pm

Hi, Your post reminded me so much of my own situation. My husband is 76 and...

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Discussion: My first post, no one to talk to

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 3 9:02am

Hello. I would write the list of things you just described. If they have a Movement...

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Discussion: What are questions we should ask the neurologist?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 18 3:50am

My husband doesn't accept or acknowledge his condition either and I don't know quite how to...

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Discussion: Early stage memory loss and MCI lack of medical attention

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 21 7:19am

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 4, 2023

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