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given by a nonprofit group that is independent from the police department. The ceremony will be at the District 1 Police Station community room at 1311 W. 46th Ave, Denver, Colorado. This is where you could contact them if you care to send a note, or chip in five bucks to help defer their out of pocket costs. Two wonderful people. Think your Alzheimer's patient won't wander? Well, they never wander until the first time. 60 percent of Alzheimer's patients wander. The only remaining question, how many Alzheimer's wanderers will be lucky enough to be cared for by two people like Hana Ruiz or Rob Martinez? Source: Two Denver officers lauded for aiding Virginia man with Alzheimer's , Google More Insight and Advice for Caregivers Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room |
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Alzheimer's Reading Room
by Rembrandt
If you are sick and tired of reading all the negative on the front page of the newspaper, and tired of listening to politicians "tear each other down", read this.
The bottom line on this story, two wonderful police officers went "above and beyond the call of duty".
Here is the cliff notes version of this story
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- Officer Ruiz dips into her own pocket to buy the man a bus ticket home.
- She then finds someone to accompany him home. Whew, great idea. If not this story would probably have a part 2,3, and 4.
- Finally, the two officers use their own money to make sure the man has food for the long trip home; and then, ensured that his caseworker was waiting to pick him up in Virginia.
Officers Ruiz and Martinez will receive the Citizens Appreciate Police Award