Dementia

Hi, my name is GetInTheBoat. I’m reaching out to share my book Get In The Boat—a raw memoir I wrote to keep a promise to my father, and to offer a story most of us aren’t prepared for until it’s already happening.

My dad was a pastor. My mom had dementia. And during COVID, they were sealed in their home with no help—just the two of them, and the slow fading of everything they once knew. He bathed her. He fed her. He prayed over her even when she forgot who he was.

“This isn’t just a memoir,” I write. “It’s a prayer screamed into the silence.”

I didn’t write this to be polished or pretty. I wrote it because I watched a man live out a vow when love no longer looked like date nights or easy affection. I watched him stay when staying cost everything.

We live in a world that romanticizes instant connection and easy exits. But what does it mean to love when it's hard? When there’s no rescue? When no one is clapping for you?

I think readers—especially women navigating love, faith, family, and identity—would resonate deeply with this story.

Get In The Boat is honest, painful, and maybe even healing for anyone who’s ever wondered: What happens when the vow you made gets tested in silence?

#MightyTogether

Hi, my name is jenr8r. I have multiple rare medical conditions. I have EDS, Pure Autonomic Failure, and multiple brain injuries from PRES. now I am experiencing dementia symptoms and me and my whole family need help and support

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Hi, my name is Serenity123. I'm here because
I've got severe depression and a wife in an advaced state of dementia. The current living system is unsustainable.#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety #OCD

Hi, my name is shaijakel. I’m here to support caregivers, patients, and families through the emotional and practical challenges of caregiving.
With over 20 years of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant, an associate degree in medical assisting, and a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science, I’ve spent much of my life walking beside others during their most vulnerable moments. I’ve seen the weight that caregiving places on the body, mind, and spirit—and I’ve felt it, too.
Now, as I pursue my master’s in clinical mental health counseling, I’m passionate about using my education and lived experience to uplift others. Whether you're navigating chronic illness, caring for an aging loved one, or trying to cope with burnout, you're not alone. My hope is that by sharing stories, reflections, and mental health tools, I can be a voice of empathy, strength, and validation for others walking similar paths.

#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety #Dementia #AlzheimersDisease

Hi, my name is NoahFence. I'm here because on May 20, 2025. I underwent a Brain Scan. The diagnoses are dementia. Multiple sclerosis and strokes. The left-side of my brain had "gross amount" of white tissues and damaged tissues. I just turned 37 on October 2nd. These past few years of substance abuse and being a domestic abuse victim had truly taken a toll on my body and now my overall health.
#MightyTogether #MultipleSclerosis #Anxiety #Depression #PTSD #Grief #Dementia

I'm a medical researcher developing new screening tests for early cognitive impairment and new treatments for #Stroke rehab, #AlzheimersDisease / #Dementia

Casually interested in #Parenting sensitive kids #SensoryProcessingDisorder , #Neurodiversity #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #Addiction #blacklivesmatter #Dyspraxia #PolycysticOvarySyndrome #Scoliosis

Hi, my name is Fluffer59. I'm here because my husband is an alcoholic with dementia. Need to learn to navigate this diagnoses while keeping myself healthy & from derailing. I have had fibromyalgia for past 30 years.

#MightyTogether #Fibromyalgia

I did this many years ago. Because my mom is a Narc, and she instilled this in me from a baby growing up that I would basically always need her to make decisions for me. But a few people outside of my family educated me on what they saw, and I corrected this over a 10-year span... but now my mom respects me as an adult and doesn't try to control me... but the connect that a child has with their mom I had to break those ties permanently. Because my mom abused that at an early age... So most of the time I treat her like she is a stranger even though she's my mom... my mom now has a mild case of dementia so she doesn't remember half of what she did to me when I was younger #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #PTSD #Bipolar #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder