Recent Posts Tagged With 'alzehimer's'

• Is it really Alzheimer\'s? Are you sure?

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 16:14 in test, dementia, simple, diagnosis, neurologist, consult, alzehimer's

  Today, I received an email from a reader telling me about how her father was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's when in fact he was suffering from a brain tumor. Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Editor Many people assume that if an older person bec...

• Memory Tests to Detect Alzheimer\'s and Dementia the Old Fashioned Way

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 12:59 in memory, test, dementia, early, sign, detect, alzehimer's

  In my little world here in Delray Beach, Florida I have learned a harsh lesson -- it is very difficult to diagnose mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and probable Alzheimer's. Here are some simple tests for Alzheimer's and dementia that could be h...

• New Twitter List -- Alzheimer\'s

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 18:09 in list, alzheimers, twitter, alzehimer's, alzehimer-s

  You can get all the news about Alzheimer's, dementia, and Caregiving by following my new list on Twitter -- @ALZHEIMERSread/alzheimer-s Twitter is offering a new feature called Twitter lists. Unlike the standard Twitter Feed where you follow and ha...

• Worried About Alzheimer\'s? Using Google Search Promotes Memory and a Healthy Brain

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 11:50 in fitness, health, google, exercise, advice, memory, brain, dementia, worried, alzehimer's

  By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Editor Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp. This should be of great interest to the millions of baby boomers and their children who are facing the possibil...

• Dementia Patients Party Through the Night

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 09:34 in communication, advice, sleep, dementia, dancing, deprevation, alzehimer's

  My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 93 years old, suffers from Alzheimer's disease. We live our life one day at a time. If you have been here for a while you might have read my article--A Wonderful Moment i...

• Popular Articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room -- August (Top Landing Pages)

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 09:35 in diet, style, memory, test, dementia, Mediterranean, wandering, aricept, namenda, alzehimer's, tym

  Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer's or Dementia in Five Minutes (#1 June, July, August) A new cognitive test for detecting Alzheimer's disease is quicker and more accurate than many current tests, and could help diagnose early Alzheimer's, dement...

• Alzheimer's: Does anyone really Care?

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 09:54 in women, dementia, care, murder, abandon, alzehimer's

  In the last month, I posted two stories about elderly women that were being neglected or abused. Both suffered from dementia. Both were unable to fend for themselves and became victims of sinister behaviors. The first--Who cares? Senior with demen...

• The Search for a New Personal Care Physician is Now in Progress

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 12:26 in Personal, answers, questions, dementia, care, physician, selecting, alzehimer's

  Let me start by saying this--Thank you. Thanks to each and everyone of you that took the time to comment on this website, on my Facebook Wall, and who sent me personal emails regarding the untimely death of our wonderful personal care physicians--D...

• Alzheimer's in the Living Room....

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 22:32 in family, life, husband, wife, dementia, caregiving, alzehimer's

  Advice and Insight into Alzheimer's diseaseSubscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading RoomI was over on the Alzheimer's New Zealand Facebook page, and I noticed a link to a story I first read back in 2004 on the New York Times--Alzheimer's in the Living R...

• The Importance of Reader Comments on the Alzheimer's Reading Room

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 14:05 in comments, advice, readers, dementia, subscribe, alzehimer's

  A new Alzheimer's caregiver is born every 70 seconds. Imagine.When Alzheimer's strikes, the Alzheimer's caregiver is often thrust into their role with little or no experience, training, or education about Alzheimer's disease. As a result, they are o...

• Alzheimer's is a cruel disease

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 14:04 in health, caregiver, walking, dementia, care, broken, falling, bone, facility, alzehimer's

  I must be in some kind of mood today--although I don't know how to spell it correclly its called "agita"--stomach ache.I'm trolling around the Internet reading stories.I see this letter written by a reader on the Chicago Daily Herald. It starts with...