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Friday, September, 05, 2008

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Bob DeMarco

Bob DeMarco

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posted 09/04/2008, comment (1)

UCSF Memory and Aging Center

I just visited the UCSF Memory and Aging Center for the first time. This new YouTube channel set up by UCSF is designed to educate patients, caregivers and health professionals about the various forms of neurodegenerative diseases. This is a great new vehicle and you can subscribe for free.   You can go to the website for a video that... Read moreChevron
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author and Eldercare Columnist
posted 09/04/2008, comment (1)

British Study Shows Antipsychotics Increase of Stroke in People With Dementia

  Bmj.com has published an article from The British Medical Journal about a study showing that antipsychotics are not a good option for people with dementia. I wrote about antipsychotics for OurAlzheimer's, before, in a post titled "For Dementia Patients, Drugs Shouldn't Be Used to Control."   In that post, I addressed the fact that... Read moreChevron
Bob DeMarco

Bob DeMarco

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posted 09/03/2008, comments (2)

A Wonderful Moment in Time-Mom Dancing

  My name is Bob and I am the sole caregiver for my mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.One of the biggest problems I face as a caregiver is keeping my mother socialized. If it was up to her she would sit around all day in the dark, rarely speaking. If you have experienced this you know how really disconcerting this can... Read moreChevron
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Dorian Martin

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Alzheimer's Caregiver
posted 09/03/2008, comment (1)

Associated Press Story Puts Issue of Abandoned Cremated Remains in Spotlight

My mother made her final wishes darn clear - she wanted to be cremated and she wanted her ashes spread in the Colorado Rockies. What Mom didn't make clear was who should do this, but then again, I always assumed that this rite of passage should fall to family members. Yet reading an Associated Press article written by Steve LeBlanc in Sunday's... Read moreChevron
Bob DeMarco

Bob DeMarco

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posted 08/26/2008, comments (3)

Early Stage Alzheimer's Patients Get Their Voices Heard

This new report released by the Alzheimer's Association is informative, compelling and long overdue.   "Alzheimer's is like a monster under the bed. You have two choices: You can either look under the bed and scope out the monster and see what tools you have to fight him, or you can sit there and wait for him to come. There's so much you... Read moreChevron

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