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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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/719127/

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,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1350158/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333917/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259539/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174889/

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

Support Group: Parkinson's Disease

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

@essieb What a tough situation for both your Mom and you. Have you had a frank...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141605/

Discussion: My father is increasingly verbally abusive to my mother: What to do?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

HIPAA does not prohibit sharing references with the permission of the former employers. I personally would...

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Discussion: CNA can not give references?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 1, 2024

I have given the doctor a heads up and the plan is to discuss memory care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1123335/

Discussion: Time for Memory Care

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 14, 2024

My mother had dementia and died at 86 yo. I think it may have started during...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/288242/

Discussion: Decreased sense of smell may indicate early dementia

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

well I should join this group as well as the cancer group I am already writing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/113079/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 10, 2018

Hi @lindabf Nice to e-meet you. No eye rolling here in this group and pats are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/112781/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 16, 2016

Thank you for your response. I found your answer helpful but I was not criticizing the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056306/

Discussion: In-Home Caretakers Terrible, MCU Much Better

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

I learned carrying address and phone numbers when my father was going to daytime adult care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032174/

Discussion: Husband diagnosed MCI: He is in denial and personality is changing

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

I am adding to what I wrote earlier about ghosting ; I wrote that is is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030736/

Discussion: Husband diagnosed MCI: He is in denial and personality is changing

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 9, 2024

Update on my husband. This week he went to pick up pizza 10 minutes away, something...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025378/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 1, 2024

I have keyed deadbolt locks on all our outside doors. Then we put safety latches on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817648/

Discussion: Nightly forays: What are your suggestions about nighttime activity?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 26, 2023

Bonnie My wife of 50+ years had similar issues with Aricept and it did not seem...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/802794/

Discussion: Looking for other experiences with Aricept.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

Hi, my husband was diagnosed with MCI 8 years ago following neuropsych testing, ordered by his...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766527/

Discussion: MCI: looking for appropriate online couples counseling

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 28, 2022

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