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in reply to @mwhite0707 Yes, we suffer, don't we? Yet, those we care for really have...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

Hello, I'm Jim, 53yo male, 15 years post awake craniotomy to remove a benign tumor that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083198/

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

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Jun 8, 2024

Hello. I am taking care of my 84 year old mom with alzheimers. My father passed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/112906/

Discussion: Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 17, 2017

Hi Dan - If any of us could predict the future, we would be famous! Right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/323592/

Discussion: MCI: Trying to find our best path and what to do next

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 22, 2020

If you dont mind – how was the diagnosis made? What type of testing was done?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617321/

Discussion: Lewy Body Dementia at age 51: Anyone else with early onset LBD?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 17, 2021

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

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 7 9:24am

Its not what happens to you, but how you handle what happens to you. Boy do...

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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 12:47pm

@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

@rwinney Great points and questions. From my children who live several hours and several states away,...

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Discussion: Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support: What would you like to share?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 1 10:58am

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

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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...

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Discussion: Longest Stint as Caregiver

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 29 4:17pm

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

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Discussion: My first support group

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 7 4:06am

@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

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996907/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962548/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945229/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901514/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815908/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814793/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

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