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If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck..it is a duck. Your husband checks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110970/

Discussion: Spouse has very early dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Mariana, every person is different and from what I’ve heard everyone reacts differently to medications for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846374/

Discussion: Terrified of what's coming

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 20, 2023

My wife has been dealing with significant anxiety lately. I’ve called her primary care doctor multiple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/802809/

Discussion: Looking for other experiences with Aricept.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

I am going through the exact same experience. My husband , 73, has been diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361256/

Discussion: My first post, no one to talk to

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 1 8:47am

Hello everybody, Last week we had the appointment with the new neurologist after he reviewed the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1134163/

Discussion: I feel like start running and not look back!

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 31, 2024

My journey into this rabbit hole started in earnest a year and a half ago when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102736/

Discussion: Transition time is difficult

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

Hi @catmac, My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019. I knew something was amiss at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971803/

Discussion: Thoughts on Rexulti for anxiety in dementia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

So sorry you & he are facing this milestone. My partner & I are going through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872240/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

The neurologist emphasized that with vascular dementia, the person has much difficulty with going from step...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/811469/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 14, 2023

Good morning, everyone, We are contemplating not having my sister attend the neurologist meeting on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995868/

Discussion: Sister not diagnosed yet but cognitive and physical challenges

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

You do have a problem and I'm so sorry. Fortunately, my husband with Alzheimer's is sweet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360527/

Discussion: A Little Nervous Posting after my recent experience

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 31 8:13am

My husband was diagnosed with Early onset Alzheimer’s in 2019. I believe I would have noticed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881416/

Discussion: Dementia and Aphasia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 19, 2023

Thank you for your reply. I am super blessed to have 4 adult children who have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/113317/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 13, 2020

My husband saw a neurologist P.A. for the first time yesterday for a more thorough evaluation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258315/

Discussion: My father cries a lot. We are at a loss what to do.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 15 7:22am

@pamwill1960 Wow, that must have been an unhappy moment for you. If the neurologist dismissed him...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126426/

Discussion: Caregivers: Early Onset Alzheimer's, diagnosis age 19 to 65

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 18, 2024

Thank you, I hope we can be together as long as we can. What is an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735932/

Discussion: What strategies help you cope with behavioral changes in loved one?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 10, 2022

Thank you for your insights. Yes, I can bounce this off his brother, who has thankfully...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333923/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 24 6:21am

To all of my new friends that replied- thank you for sharing your hugs, likes, advice,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1210332/

Discussion: Obsessions and Selfishness: Just need to vent

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 13 6:35am

I noticed changes in my husband's memory maybe five or six years ago but I wasn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277585/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 9 7:34am

I am dealing with a daily issue of driving. My husband has always loved cars. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127827/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

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