Monday, August 27, 2018 - What is happening when someone has dementia? It's important to understand the job of the brain because it is the guiding system, the maintenance system, and the managing system of the body. Learn more about the role of the limbic system, the prefrontal cortex, the sensory motor strip, and the… Continue reading 08.27.18 DEMENTIA IS NOT A MEMORY PROBLEM
Tag: Bob DeMarco
08.25.18 Rewiring My Brain and Stepping into Alzheimer’s World, by Bob DeMarco
Once you start to understand how things work in Alzheimer's World - you get calm and comfortable. Once you get calm and comfortable you give off a better "vibe" to someone that has Alzheimer's. Over time as you learn how to understand, cope and communicate with a person living with dementia you will find that… Continue reading 08.25.18 Rewiring My Brain and Stepping into Alzheimer’s World, by Bob DeMarco
08.08.18 How stress affects the brain
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - We tend to think of stress as an immediate problem: The boss hovering over our desks; the mad dash to the subway at the end of a long day. And in the short-term, stress makes us feel irritable, anxious, tense, distracted and forgetful. But that’s only part of the story.… Continue reading 08.08.18 How stress affects the brain
08.10.18 Alzheimer’s and Dementia from the patient’s perspective reblogged from January 2015
August 14, 2018 - Since I originally wrote this in 2015 I've found two very interesting dementia patients who still communicate pretty well. One, Rick Phelps, started a Facebook group called Memory People. Here is a link to that group: Memory People on Facebook I've shared some of Rick's writing before and plan to share soon… Continue reading 08.10.18 Alzheimer’s and Dementia from the patient’s perspective reblogged from January 2015
07.30.18 – When Language Fails in Dementia – AND – Dementia Medicines, by Teepa Snow
Monday, July 30 - Here is Teepa Snow with another amazing video that covers oh so much valuable dementia information. She doesn't just cover one aspect, there's lots in this one. I can already see some of the things I do in this and some that I hope are a long long way off. The… Continue reading 07.30.18 – When Language Fails in Dementia – AND – Dementia Medicines, by Teepa Snow
07.12.18 Deficits in Executive Function in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - I haven't written about my dementia lately nor have I shared information about dementia that I've found in my reading. Mostly because I haven't been able to absorb much lately and putting the information out there just wasn't happening. All dementias are different so what is commonly thought to be… Continue reading 07.12.18 Deficits in Executive Function in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
06.21.18 Some Things I Learned About Dementia – Love them, be kind to them, be sweet even childlike sweet originally published 12.19.14
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - This was originally written in 2014. I have to admit that while re-reading this particular blog post from 2014 it brought tears and heartache to me. I have read so many stories and episodes that caregivers have shared of how difficult care giving is and it absolutely is. It's horrendously… Continue reading 06.21.18 Some Things I Learned About Dementia – Love them, be kind to them, be sweet even childlike sweet originally published 12.19.14
04.09.18 THE IMPORTANCE OF TOUCH AND KINDNESS IN DEMENTIA, by Bob DeMarco
Monday, April 9, 2018 - I have read Bob DeMarco's writing on Alzheimer's Reading Room and this one on touch and kindness was especially spot on. Another person, Peter Berry who has dementia, puts out a weekly short video of things related to what he's experiencing at that time, that he thinks will help others. … Continue reading 04.09.18 THE IMPORTANCE OF TOUCH AND KINDNESS IN DEMENTIA, by Bob DeMarco
03.25.18 What Not to Do in an RV (an RV Newbie Mistake), by Duet Justus
Sunday, March 25, 2018 - RVers can get themselves into pretty bad situations especially when you're new at it. This was so awful and had an unexpected ending that I just had to share it! We have never experienced this particular challenge but over the last 5 years we have had our own share of… Continue reading 03.25.18 What Not to Do in an RV (an RV Newbie Mistake), by Duet Justus
03.20.18 Communicating in Alzheimer’s World, by Bob DeMarco, AlzheimersReadingRoom.com and other things
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - I've written about how while Mama lived with us, the last few months we'd live in her bizarre little world. She was not the mama I grew up with, nor the mama I'd known during my adult life. Some times "my mama" would come out, but most of the time… Continue reading 03.20.18 Communicating in Alzheimer’s World, by Bob DeMarco, AlzheimersReadingRoom.com and other things
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