tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378010062024-02-18T22:35:09.529-05:00R DeMarcoPhiladelphia, Athens, Ga, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Restin, Delray Beach.Alzheimer's Reading Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801006.post-66432793783982001002010-11-12T10:08:00.000-05:002010-11-12T10:08:00.109-05:00Mom Didn't Laugh for Two Years and it was Killing Me<blockquote><b>My mother, Dorothy, did not laugh for over two years. It was "killing" me....</b></blockquote><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By Bob DeMarco</span></b></i><br />
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Max wrote about the last great big laugh he heard from his Great Grams. It was obviously vivid in his mind. See <i><b><a href="http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2010/02/plaid-pajamas-and-last-big-laugh.html">The Plaid Pajamas and the Last Big Laugh.</a></b></i><br />
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This reminded me of one of the saddest periods in my life. My mother didn't laugh for over two years. She rarely smiled during this period. Severe heartache, it hurt.<br />
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I would look over and there would be mom. The glassy eyed look, the stare into what must be either confusion or "nowhere". The look of Alzheimer's and dementia.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Original content Bob DeMarco, the <a href="http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2010/02/alzheimers-mom-didnt-laugh-for-two.html">Alzheimer's Reading Room</a></span>Alzheimer's Reading Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801006.post-88565744666042041002009-12-05T20:38:00.000-05:002009-12-05T20:38:00.154-05:00How Many Days to Turn a Penny into a Million Dollars?Lets assume you have a penny (once cent). <br />
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Lets say you invested the penny and at the end of the first day it doubled. You would then have two cents. Nothing to get excited about right? <br />
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Lets assume you started investing day after day. So on day two you invested your two cents and ended the day with 4 cents. Each succeeding day you invested and every day you doubled your money.<br />
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<a href="http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2009/11/how-many-days-to-turn-penny-into.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1465539170448&id=a843ecdc1f9e7a40af4f61300d69734a&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mediabistro.com%2funbeige%2foriginal%2fmoney%2520house.jpg" /></a>How many days would it take before you had $1,000,000 (one million dollars)?<br />
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If you don't know the answer to this question off the top of your head, you might be surprised when you learn the answer.<br />
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<b>Answer: 28 days.</b><br />
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Who gets it? What causes it?<span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><em>Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of a condition called dementia. It is named for the German doctor who first described it, Alois Alzheimer. What is it? Who gets it? What causes it?<br /></em></strong></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">You can read the entire post at</span></em></strong> <a href="http://thecaregiver.blogspot.com/2006/12/alzheimers-disease-what-is-it.html"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">The CareGiver Weblog</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"> </span></strong>Alzheimer's Reading Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37801006.post-1164648784919714872006-11-27T12:33:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:33:04.930-05:00<a href="http://thecaregiver.blogspot.com/2006/11/americans-fear-alzheimers-more-than.html">The CareGiver: Americans Fear Alzheimer’s More Than Heart Disease, Diabetes or Stroke</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><em>A recent study by the MetLife Foundation found that Americans fear getting Alzheimer's disease more than heart disease, stroke, or diabetes. Alzheimer's ranks second in the minds of American's only to cancer.<br /></em></span></strong><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/88281571601147208287V1FAlzheimersReportFINAL.pdf"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">MetLife Survey Highlights</span></a></strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><br /><strong><a href="http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/20538296421147208330V1FAlzheimersSurvey.pdf"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">The Complete MetLife Survey on Alzheimer's: What America Thinks (36 pages)</span></a></strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>The Major Findings of the Study included the following:</strong> </span></span></span><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></span>Finding 1: Americans fear Alzheimer’s disease.<br /><br />Finding 2: Americans Know Little or Nothing about Alzheimer’s.<br /><br />Finding 3: One-third of Americans say they have direct experience with Alzheimer’s disease.<br /><br />Finding 4: Most Americans are concerned that they will be responsible at some point for someone with Alzheimer’s disease.<br /><br />Finding 5: Most Americans recognize the need to create a plan to address the possibility of Alzheimer’s disease, but very few have taken steps to do so.<br /><br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><br /><br />Americans fear Alzheimer’s and the impact that it could have on their lives in the coming years. And although they may recognize the need to look toward the future, the majority hasn’t started making plans.<br /><br /><strong>The downside of living longer has a high price: Nearly 50 percent of those who are 85 or older are affected, and the rate of Alzheimer’s increases exponentially every five years past the age of 65.</strong> And with the aging of America’s population these numbers are sure to become even more dramatic in the future, making it imperative that individuals and institutions plan for the future.<br /><br />The growing number of people with Alzheimer’s will have an impact on every part of society. The vast majority of people know that this disease may someday affect them, either directly or as a caregiver. In addition, many already know a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s. They strongly support the concept of planning now to cope with the life-changing impact of the<br />disease – at least in theory.<br /><br />Despite widespread agreement, few have taken steps to prepare for the possibility of developing Alzheimer’s. Only a few have a solid understanding of the disease. The overwhelming majorityhas done nothing to plan.<br /><br />The survey reveals a mismatch between fear of Alzheimer’s and acting on that fear to prepare for the future. The findings from this survey suggest that there is an opportunity to build awareness and help bridge the gaps that were identified in knowledge and behavior. Americans should learn all they can about the disease that will touch so many of us and plan for the future.<br /><br /><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b><a href="http://thecaregiver.blogspot.com">The CareGiver Blog</a> </b><br /><b><a href="http://roberttdemarco.blogspot.com">Robert T DeMarco</a></b><br /><b><a href="http://allamericanseniorcare.com">AllAmerican Senior Care</a> </b><br /><b><a href="http://allamericanseniorcare.blogspot.com">AllAmerican Senior Care Weblog</a> </b><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/senior" rel="tag">Senior Care </a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/elder" rel="tag">Elder Care</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/care" rel="tag">CareGiver</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Alzheimer’s" rel="tag">Alzheimer’s</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dementia" rel="tag">Dementia</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/caregiver" rel="tag">CareGiver</a><br /></span>Alzheimer's Reading Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916noreply@blogger.com0