Study Finds Proteins of Alzheimer's in Older Patients After Surgery
Some of the patients did perform worse on cognitive test after their operation. The current hypothesis is that more Abeta is being accumulated in the brain.
Researchers found those patients with a lower ratio of Abeta to Tau in their...
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Source: The CareGiver - July 3, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Translation Services
When I ask a question, I shoot those eyebrows up as high as they’ll climb. I keep them there until there’s an answer. I might ask, “Mom, do you want to get some coffee?” Up go the eyebrows and I wait. I hold her eye contact. I maintain a hopeful...
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Source: The CareGiver - June 26, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Abandoned?
Abandonment of Alzheimer's caregivers is common. In surveys, more than 60 percent of caregivers say they need more help. Often this is code for -- please HELP me.
How do you feel?
Alzheimer's and The Invisible Siblings (Source: The CareGiver)
Source: The CareGiver - April 30, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Dementia Alzheimer's, the Difference
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.
It also can lead to misunderstandings and denial
Last 25 Articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room (Source: The CareGiver)
Source: The CareGiver - April 11, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
The Alzheimer's Hamster Within YOU
One of the most difficult tasks an Alzheimer's caregiver faces is the development of a new set of communications skills. Sooner or later the caregiver needs to come to an understanding that the way they have communicated in the past, before Alzheimer's, won't work in a world filled with Alzheimer's disease.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Change is difficult under any circumstance. It is even harder when you need to change something that you have been doing all day long throughout your life.
Every Alzheimer's caregiver I ever met has talked about their need to vent. Venting is a good thing. You get the m...
Source: The CareGiver - February 28, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Dementia Patients in the Emergency Room
This hair raising emergency room story had a happy ending. It does not always end that way. In fact, more often than not it doesn't.
By Carole LarkinAlzheimer's Reading Room
Carole Larkin
Yesterday in the late afternoon I received a phone call from a professional caregiver I had placed in one of my client’s houses a long time ago. I consider this lady to be one of the most extraordinary caregivers I have ever seen, anytime anywhere.She is taking care of a client that I consider to be one of the most extraordinary clients I have ever had (and NOT in a good way).Anyways, the caregiver called and said that the cli...
Source: The CareGiver - February 25, 2013 Category: Caregivers Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
