Is it really Alzheimers or something else?

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Many people assume that if an older person becomes forgetful and can no longer deal with some of the basic activities of daily living, he or she must have Alzheimer’s disease. This is not always the case. I cannot tell you how many times I have recommended to someone to go beyond their personal physician and get a neurological consult. They rarely follow through which never stops amazing me. Dementia (Alzheimer's disease) like symptoms can be caused by numerous factors. The following can present as a false positive for Alzheimer's. They can only be ruled out by appropriate testing. These include: Original content Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room

The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver (Part One)

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com 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 lives one day at a time. I'm fortunate in two ways. I picked great parents, and God and my parents blessed me with an ability to read fast, and absorb information. My brain is wired to view everything as a system. This allows me to see all the parts when I encounter something new, or when I am trying to figure things out. When I first learned my mother was suffering from dementia, I quickly learned you could put everything I knew about dementia and Alzheimer's in a thimble. So, I started reading. The more I learned the more I wanted to know. I learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease--including the science. It helped me understand a very mystifying disease. It helped me to put a frame around something that is difficult if not impossible to describe. Original content Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room