Let Them Do It
Welcome to the world of Alzheimer's care giving. The standard and usual rules of communication do not apply.
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - September 21, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Let Them Do It
Welcome to the world of Alzheimer's care giving. The standard and usual rules of communication do not apply.
Read
Just Let Them Do It
Related Content
What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's (5 Best MemoryTests)
Alzheimer's What's the Use
How to Listen to an Alzheimer's Patient
Is Coconut Oil a Treatment for Alzheimer's...
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - September 21, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
You Learn Something New Every Day as an Alzheimer's Caregiver
You learn something new almost every day when you are an Alzheimer's caregiver. This happens because there is so much to learn and you can't learn it all at once.
By +Bob DeMarco
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
For me, part of the process of becoming an effective Alzheimer's caregiver occurred because I learned, over and over, that my mother, Dotty, was capable of more than I could imagine. She constantly surprised me by what she could do.
The first time I realized that Dotty was capable of more than I could imagine happened when I took her into the gym for the first time when she was 88 years old.Imagine,...
Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - September 2, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
You Learn Something New Every Day as an Alzheimer's Caregiver
You learn something new almost every day when you are an Alzheimer's caregiver. This happens because there is so much to learn and you can't learn it all at once.
By +Bob DeMarco
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
For me, part of the process of becoming an effective Alzheimer's caregiver occurred because I learned, over and over, that my mother, Dotty, was capable of more than I could imagine. She constantly surprised me by what...
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The Active Brain
Conclusion: more frequent cognitive activity, and keeping your brain active, helps slow memory loss as you age.http://t.co/6UnIuv90nu pic.twitter.com/RTV9YOQqNM
— AlzheimersRead (@ALZHEIMERSread) August 15, 2013
How to Reduce Memory Loss
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - August 15, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
The Active Brain
Conclusion: more frequent cognitive activity, and keeping your brain active, helps slow memory loss as you age.http://t.co/6UnIuv90nu pic.twitter.com/RTV9YOQqNM— AlzheimersRead (@ALZHEIMERSread) August 15, 2013
How to Reduce Memory Loss
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7 Stages of Alzheimer s
The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's describes the progression and pattern of symptoms that typically occur in individuals living with Alzheimer’s dementia.
The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's http://t.co/zGp4NYYKkG— AlzheimersRead (@ALZHEIMERSread) August 7, 2013
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - August 6, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
7 Stages of Alzheimer s
The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's describes the progression and pattern of symptoms that typically occur in individuals living with Alzheimer’s dementia.
The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's http://t.co/zGp4NYYKkG— AlzheimersRead (@ALZHEIMERSread) August 7, 2013
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - August 6, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Is Alzheimer's World an Irrational Place?
When you look at it from the eyes of a person who is deeply forgetful maybe you are the one who is irrational. Irrational in your expectations.
By Bob DeMarco
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
I think most people think and maybe even believe that a person living with dementia lives in an irrational world. Not me.
As a person becomes deeply forgetful many of the actions they perform seem to be irrational to those of us who believe we are...
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - August 2, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Did Dotty Survive Alzheimer's?
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Dotty would have been 97 years old today.
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - June 29, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Unexpected but Delightful Insights from My Mom with Alzheimer’s
How terrible that someone's "mind would play tricks" on them, I thought. Your "mind" should be your friend; after all it's in your head and not someone else's.
Elaine talks about life with her mother
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - June 26, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's and Skin Cancer
The researchers looked at participants enrolled the Einstein Aging Study, which focuses on the aging brain and examines both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders.
People with skin cancer were nearly 80 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
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Mother's Day Without My Mom, Dotty
I really missed the remarks that I know Dotty would have made if she had been walking with me (or riding in the wheelchair). Dotty would have had something to say about the people, or the dogs, or the tattoos, or the flowers. Dotty always had observations all her own.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
My mother, Dotty, went to Heaven on May 25, 2012. This was my first Mother's Day without her.
To be honest last year's Mother's...
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - May 14, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Take Me Back Home and Leave Me There
Pam Stephan wrote the following on the Alzheimer's Reading Room Facebook page.
Dad has lived with us 7 years. Recently he says over and over "Take me back home and just leave me there."
We maintain his house - its in another city - and Mom's ashes are there. He won't tolerate a hired person to stay with him.
But today he said "Take me back home and just leave me there." so many times that I ran away and am...
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Alzheimer's, Dementia, and the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
There is great confusion about the difference between “dementia” and “Alzheimer's disease.” The confusion is felt on the part of patients, family members, the media, and even healthcare providers.
What is the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptom.
When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems...
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Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver - April 12, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
