My paddling and flapping is still interrupting my ability to write personal blogs at the moment, so I will continue to add resources or other material of interest. The Alzheimer’s Reading Room led me to this resource, and the four videos. Thank you once again Bob De Marco. Have a look at the videos, especially the two…
Having lost my mother in law to ovarian cancer in 2005, it was a sad first Christmas without my father in law. I can recall his and our tears that first Christmas without her. We spent it with my parents, partly because they are elderly now and we are lucky to still have them, and partly…
The story by Bob De Marco from the Alzheimer’s Reading Room that appeared in my Inbox, Alzheimer’s Patients Can’t Make Decisions, So You Must Guide Them, resonated in the same way as using horse whisperer techniques to assist people with dementia communicate and be more positive. It seems so simple, and yet I realise is…
Once again, Bob De Marco has posted a wonderful article on his blog, The Alzheimer’s Reading Room called Expectations of a person with Alzheimer’s, written by Carole B. Larkin. It begins with “One of the definitions of the word expectation is: a standard of conduct or performance expected by or of someone. We all have…
My blog today is an article written by Bob De Marco, on his blog The Alzheimer’s Reading Room; it is well worth the read, and continues to show his incredible ability to have turned the pain and struggle of his role as a carer for his mother Dotty who passed away in May this year,…
Bob de Marco wrote recently on The Alzheimer’s Reading Room, “I lost track of how many times Dotty said, ‘get out, I don’t need you here, I can take care of myself’. This was particularly hurtful because I had dropped out of the world to take care of Dotty full time. Twenty four hours a day,…
Reblogged, quite simply because the value of the article 5 Qualities of Caregiving Excellence from the Alzheimer’s Reading Room is simply too good not to share. Thanks Bob De Marco for another quality post, written by Angil Tarach-Ritchey, RN, GCM . Caregiving has wonderful rewards, but can also be very difficult. By Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, GCM Relationships can…
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