Dotty Wakes Up Tired but in a Good Mood

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Front Row

My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 94 years old, has Alzheimer's disease.

Listen to Dotty in the morning.

Alzheimer's Disease Changing Patterns of Behavior

Did you ever think to yourself, I wonder if I could replace the "bad" patterns of behavior that are driving me crazy with "new' positive patterns of behavior?....I did....

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room

I wonder if Alzheimer's caregivers think about patterns of behavior when it comes to caring for someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Many Alzheimer's patients evidence patterns of behavior that drive Alzheimer's caregivers "nuts" or worse.

Did you ever think to yourself, I wonder if I could replace the "bad" patterns with "new and good" patterns of behavior?

I did.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Just Let Them Do it

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

Several months after my great Alzheimer's caregiver idea...I received one of the biggest shocks of my Alzheimer's caregiver life...A shock that sent me into a tailspin like I had never experienced previously in my life -- it sent me to the edge of total despair....

Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Alzheimer's World -- Nonverbal Communication and the Dimensions of Time

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Front Row

A few days ago I was watching a short video made by a television station about an Alzheimer's caregiver and her mother.

They shot the video in the home of the family.