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@colleenyoung I have an opportunity to go to a DJ party with the one friend i...

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Discussion: Coping with loss of DH (dear husband) and trauma of caregiving years

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 13 9:48pm

@lizzabeth: Thank you for your “eye, brain & heart awareness”! It has reached my distressed heart...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 18 9:33pm

@gratia Hi, if you can't easily get her out, if you can afford it, visiting angels...

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Discussion: How do you get sleep while caregiving?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 18 7:22am

@kjc48 oh my goodness! How terrible for you. I am so glad that it is clear...

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Discussion: MCI progression, radio silence wanted

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 14 11:29am

I would urge anyone who is concerned about their loved one's driving to consider that most...

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Discussion: What things change with a diagnosis from MCI to Alzheimer’s?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 21 3:41pm

@becsbuddy Do you think, this would elicit a complaintif I posted it And I realize I...

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Discussion: And the Academy Award goes to... Pretender

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 6 9:42am

Thank you. I needed this post right now. My husband's Lewy Body Dementia has progressed to...

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Discussion: How to maintain feeling respected, worthy and needed?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 14, 2024

I would first say , try to find a company like visiting angels or etc. .that...

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Discussion: Fellow caregiver's - I need help, what do I look for in a sitter?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 10, 2023

Good morning, Frances. It's very nice to meet you. I am always amazed at what some...

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Discussion: “In the midst of confusion, love is the only compass.”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

This topic is very scary to me. My husband is not having incontinence issues but if...

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Discussion: Caregiving and Reality

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jul 24, 2023

@psp You’re in a very difficult situation and i can’t solve many things, but i can...

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Discussion: Frustration with everything. I’m about to lose it

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

Thank you for this detail. We’ve also used Visiting Angels, and found them to be most...

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Discussion: In-home care can often be of great help for caregivers

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Oh, my heart breaks for you. It sounds like you have lovingly and sacrificially handled a...

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Discussion: My husband won’t stop arguing with his mom 🥺

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

Thank you Ellis for your support and great advice, especially about finding “a Licensed Clinical Social...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771725/

Discussion: MCI to Dementia: What can I expect in the future?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 10, 2022

Thanks for the information about Visiting Angels. I am going to reach out to them this...

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Discussion: In-home care can often be of great help for caregivers

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 20, 2022

Hello: You wrote you can't tell your husband to stop driving, but you actually can. Also,...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

I’m in the same situation. I found my husband on the roof the other day. Last...

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Discussion: Caregiver for spouse with MCI (Mild cognitive impairment)

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 24, 2025

I'm pretty certain my husband has CTE. I've been researching dementia and alzheimers & he checks...

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Discussion: I'd like to start a discussion regarding CTE

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 16, 2025

Usually, hospice will come to your home. Have you explored this? Also there are hospice volunteers...

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Discussion: Caregiving: Anyone else doing this alone?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 25, 2025

I'm no doctor, but your husband's symptoms sound like ALZ to me. I felt like I...

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Discussion: Husband doesn't fit PD or Lewy Body exactly.

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Posted: Nov 17, 2024

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