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In our case, I requested that my mom's neurologist send a doctor's request to the DMV...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/288326/

Discussion: Early Onset Alzheimer's: Driving and staying home alone

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 5, 2020

I feel exactly you in your last paragraph. I'm scared to become her guardian. She's already...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1227762/

Discussion: Convincing someone with dementia they need to move to assisted living

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 2 1:26pm

My husband has been showing increasing signs of cognitive issues. On Sunday they are starting checking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/716102/

Discussion: Are these signs of Dementia or Alzheimers disease?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Welcome @pearlandpeacock, you will find this is a great source to help you deal with frustration....

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 24, 2016

Thank you for sharing your list. My husband was diagnosed with MCI in 2023, and has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1210025/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 12 4:03pm

I so wished i had known about MCI sooner. I suspected a memory problem with my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757662/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 5, 2022

Its bee a long time since I posted. Seeing new neurologist. Diagnosis dementia after testing. Seems...

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Discussion: All brain scans good: Could my husband still have dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 10, 2021

Neither neurologist asked me what I was observing or feeling, they just spoke with my husband....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092754/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

Hi DanL. My husband was on the generic, donepezil, since 2019. He did not experience any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/619174/

Discussion: Looking for other experiences with Aricept.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 23, 2021

My husband has had memory problems a good portion of our marriage. We have been married...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1362461/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 2 7:33pm

Hello: I am a LBD with Parkinsonism patient. Like your husband I was diagnosed when young....

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Discussion: Speech, movement, sleeping with LBD..Ideas?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Hi @pamela78, my heart goes out to you. This is probably one of the most difficult...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234518/

Discussion: I don't know why I did that

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 11 1:18pm

Hello @colleenyoung , @kholden, @101margu, @rlu0817 My name is Kellye - diagnosed with PPAOS in 2023....

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

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Sep 22, 2024

My journey to hell started 1 and 1/2 years ago when I think my husband was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013209/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 10, 2024

I'm caring for my husband who is 75 and in mid-stage Alzheimer's. He was diagnosed in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/112966/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 26, 2017

Bad night as he had another fall about 2:30am - this time he got a small...

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Discussion: Are these signs of Dementia or Alzheimers disease?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 15, 2022

Thanks for the great posts by you and @wanieta. My 75 yr old husband, Vietnam veteran/Agent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/706151/

Discussion: Recent LBD with Parkinsonism diagnosis

Support Group: Parkinson's Disease

Posted: May 6, 2022

Hi Julie, you must be exhausted trying to keep on top of what your husband is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/668981/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 7, 2022

My husbands PCP is also a close friend. I think he was in denial until I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129149/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 23, 2024

I’ve had fibro-fog & severe chronic stress/burnout that’s taken 4 years to feel mostly recovered from....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021325/

Discussion: Who Can I Talk To About My Wife's Cognitive Health?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 23, 2024

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