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H1N1 22 Million ill -- 3,900 Deaths by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving In children under 18, we estimate 8 million children have been ill with influenza, 36,000 hospitalized, and 540 children have died from this pandemic influenza.From the Weekly ... Read on »

Is it really Alzheimer's? Are you sure? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Today, I received an email from a reader telling me about how her father was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's when in fact he was suffering from a brain tumor.Bob DeMarcoAlzheime ... Read on »

Memory Tests to Detect Alzheimer's and Dementia the Old Fashioned Way by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving In my little world here in Delray Beach, Florida I have learned a harsh lesson -- it is very difficult to diagnose mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and probable Alzheimer' ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Caregiver Lament -- I can't take her out because she eats with her hands by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The positive effects of socialization, initiative, and motivation on the part of Alzheimer's sufferers and their caregiver should not be overlooked. I believe these are as imp ... Read on »

The Four Phases of Resolution -- Naomi Feil --Video by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving This video deals with the four phases of resolution by Naomi Feil. Naomi is the founder of the Validation Method of dealing with disoriented elderly.... This video is both ve ... Read on »

Early Signs of Dementia are Hard to Detect (Alzheimer's) by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Looking back, there is little doubt in my mind I should have realized my mother was suffering from dementia sooner. Unfortunately, I didn't have the proper education, informa ... Read on »

The Validation Breakthrough: Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer's and Dementia by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving If you live with or care for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia, you should consider reading this book. The Validation Breakthrough will help you understand why Alzheimer's ... Read on »

Pet Therapy: Boston at Kaiser Permanente by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Bob Armstrong brings his old golden Boston to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Clara, CA...... Carol J Wright wrote: I didn't even know they had pet therapy until mom's ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Patients Respond to Dolls by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving This is a wonderful idea and I am sure others would be interested in following their lead. ...the daughter felt sad and "shook up" when leaving St. Elizabeth's after ... Read on »

Insurance Company Requires Proof for Every Aricept Prescription --What toDo? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The insurance company wants proof from the doctor each time I call in the prescription... Our reader Lisa described this problem in the comments section under the article -- T ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Common in Children of Alzheimer's Patients by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Our study shows that high blood pressure and an innate pro-inflammatory cytokine response in middle age significantly contributers to Alzheimer's disease. As these risk facto ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Care 8 Tips for a Great Holiday Season by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The holidays will be here before we know it. When you are a caregiver of a spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s, the holiday season can be overwhelming. A little understand ... Read on »

Dimebon Contact and Constellation -- Pfizer And Medivation Initiate Two Phase 3 Trials by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) today announced the initiation of CONTACT and CONSTELLATION, two Phase 3 trials of the investigational drug dimebon ... Read on »

Worried about Alzheimer's? Five Ways to Protect Yourself by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving It's really critical that we find ways to prevent, or at least delay the onset of, cognitive decline. --Neil Buckholtz, U.S. National Institute on Aging's Alzheimer's Disease ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Wandering in Delray Beach, Florida -- New Identification Program by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving My kinda town....Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room Editor In Delray Beach, Florida they get it. They care. They understand persons suffering from Alzheimer's are likely to ... Read on »

When death comes without dignity by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Does anyone want to imagine being 90 years old, alone at night in a nursing home, struggling to get to the bathroom when no one is around to help......Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's R ... Read on »

Which Drugs Increase the Risk of Falling for the Elderly by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for adults sixty-five and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an eve ... Read on »

CareGiver Resources by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Six good sources of information, advice, and lots of resources for Alzheimer's caregivers.....Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room EditorFamily Caregiver Alliance Offers tips ... Read on »

New Twitter List -- Alzheimer's by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving You can get all the news about Alzheimer's, dementia, and Caregiving by following my new list on Twitter -- @ALZHEIMERSread/alzheimer-s Twitter is offering a new feature calle ... Read on »

Aricept Out, Namenda In, Dimebon Next? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Bye Bye Aricept -- Is Dimebon in our future..... I took my mother off Aricept yesterday. She continues on Namenda. After two months my mother will be eligible for the Dimebon ... Read on »

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