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Hello. I understand what you’re going through. A lot of frustration, anxiety, anger, sadness, etc.. all...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

My spouse was diagnosed with bvFTD nearly three years ago. Her cognitive decline soon revealed serious...

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Discussion: Anyone deal with Dementia AND Narcissistic personality disorder?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 9, 2024

30 years ago when my youngest child was small and I was recently divorced, my dad...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

Hi Colleen. I get respite time when my wife is at OakWood Creative Care in Mesa....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1196039/

Discussion: Anyone deal with Dementia AND Narcissistic personality disorder?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 23, 2024

There's no way to make any of this easy. Everything you're feeling is what all of...

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Discussion: Vascular Dementia: How do you cope?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 18, 2025

1K195 you are so right! I don’t have the anger anymore. The person that posted “one...

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Discussion: Anger. Guilt. Anger….cycle

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 3, 2023

I am trying so hard not to cry this morning because each of you has shared...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030433/

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 9, 2024

@becsbuddy I think of ranting as an exaggerated form of venting and it's about talking about...

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Discussion: Permission to rant

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 18, 2025

Denise, I’m sorry for your suffering with a person who hasn’t the ability to appreciate all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1235430/

Discussion: Caregiving: Anyone else doing this alone?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 12, 2025

Welcome to the this site. You are free to say whatever is bothering you. I am...

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Discussion: My first post, no one to talk to

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 1, 2025

The Seroquel made a major difference although it took about a month before it 'kicked' in....

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Discussion: Thrashing In His Sleep

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 4, 2022

I FOUND MY SPOUSE TAKEN MEDICATION FOR DEMENTIA HE WAS WORSE. MORE AGITATED. HE ALREADY HAS...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073499/

Discussion: Does anyone have experience with Prevagen helping with confusion?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 23, 2024

I agree, @graymare When my wife would have bouts of anger, those were some of the...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 23, 2022

I think it is wise to understand that with dementia, you may never convince that person...

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Discussion: The Driver's License Discussion...

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

I keep returning to this thread because it is so comforting to feel all the support...

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Discussion: Obsessions and Selfishness: Just need to vent

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 14, 2025

@colleenyoung thanks for your response. For years, I guess I struggled in silence, this being the...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 29 1:29pm

@annmarry1 Good morning. I’m so sorry about the death of your best friend and the other...

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Discussion: The End: When caregiving ends, my husband passed away

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jan 1, 2021

I know first hand how difficult it is to be diagnosed with dementia. It's ok to...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 9, 2025

Approaching year fifteen now as my husband’s full time caregiver. I don’t think about our old...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151199/

Discussion: I don't feel we can travel anymore: I want our lives back

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 3, 2024

@sandyar Sometimes I am patient and sympathetic and at other times I beg him to stop...

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

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 24 11:26am

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