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    married, self-employed copywriter, dink (ditc), MIL has vascular dementia and is living in an adult family home. rapid deterioration in cognitive function is taking a toll on my husband and me emotionally.

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      Mood May 15, 2008 12:15pm

      On April 11, 2008, my sweet mother-in-law slipped away with her sons and I by her side. Her struggles with dementia have ended. We hope she found all …

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      From Addymay May 16

      so sorry to hear about your mil.

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      From Addymay May 4, 2007

      he has parkinsons and dementia.

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      From Addymay April 25, 2007

      Hi welcome here's a great big hug for you

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    • Close Dementia

      My 80 yo MIL has vascular dementia. She lives in an adult family home and has had a rapid decline in cognitive ability in the past year. She has lost her words mostly. And this is very hard for her as she was very proud of her vocabulary. Sometimes, she's still "her" and sometimes not. Physically, they say she is strong, but her mind cannot adequately control her muscles and walking has become very difficult.

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