People with dementia need to create a new image of who they are and who they are becoming, and how they do this depends very much on their personality, life story, general health, spirituality, and social environment. This can impact significantly on how others treat them as life is about belonging, and when you no…
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…
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,…
This morning I read a wonderful story written by Bob De Marco called Memories, Memory, Alzheimer’s Dementia, on his blog the Alzheimer’s Reading Room. His devotion and willingness to provide care for his mother Dotty who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about 8 years ago was inspiring, as is the fact that throughout his loss…
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