www.alzheimersreadingroom.com
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. The site focuses on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and the art of Alzheimer's caregiving.
Each day, 1,232 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Each day thousands of new Alzheimer's caregiver are born.
You should find the following information useful.
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One of most frequently asked question by Alzheimer's caregivers is -- What is the Difference Between Alzheimer's disease and dementia?
This continues to be one of the most sought after articles on our website month after month. You can find the article here:
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2010/06/whats-difference-between-alzheimers-and.html
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In this articles -- How the Loss of Memory Works in Alzheimer’s Disease, and How Understanding This Could Help You -- geriatric care manager Carole Larkin explains how and why Alzheimer's patients can't remember. And, why they frequently ask the same questions over and over.
Most caregivers say this article helped them to understand how Alzheimer's and loss of memory are related. You can find the article here:
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/01/how-loss-of-memory-works-in-alzheimers.html
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Most Alzheimer's caregivers find communicating with someone suffering from Alzheimer's difficult.
In these two article -- Learning How to Communicate with Someone Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's World, Trying to Reconnect with Someone Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease -- Bob DeMarco explains how he learned to communicate effectively with his mother Dorothy who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. And, how he did this by moving into her world which he named Alzheimer's World.
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/01/learning-how-to-communicate-with.html
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2010/09/alzheimers-world-trying-to-reconnect.html
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Bob DeMarco founded the Alzheimer's Reading Room when he realized that Alzheimer's caregivers are often thrust into their role with little or no experience, training, or education about Alzheimer's disease; and that, they needed the kinds of help and advice that would allow them to make it through the day.
The Collective Brain of the Alzheimer's Reading Room has grown to more than 4,000 members across the entire Alzheimer's community. The readership grows every day. Mostly by word of mouth.
The primary goal of the website it to empower Alzheimer's caregivers and to remind them daily that they -- Are Not Alone.
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is a free resource. Please join us.
After repeatedly correcting my mother, telling her she just ate, and watching her get frustrated or angry, I finally realized something had to change -- this something was Me.
-- Bob DeMarco
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com