Therefore, the opinions and statements made in all articles and replies do not represent the official opinions of MGH and MGH Neurology. Neither is MGH or MGH Neurology responsible for the content of any articles or replies. No messages are screened for content. The caregiver does not become less important when the patient has friends with the same disease. It should be something positive to find an outlet with somebody who has been there.
Some patients seem to hit it off quickly because of the same sense of humor etc.
They then share family life and friends and the conversations get longer and more frequent. The patient still loves the caregiver and enjoys the new friend and family too. Then the patient makes some terrible mistakes to ruin the friendship and makes it look less than innocent. The caregiver is trying awfully hard and wants to trust again, maybe even renew the friendship if the patient would just stop making mistakes. The caregiver is really not as bad as portrayed by the patient and feels bad for making it seem so.