About the Alzheimer's Reading Room

About the Alzheimer's Reading Room

The goal of the Alzheimer's Reading Room is to Educate and Empower Alzheimer's caregivers their families, and the entire Alzheimer's community.

In the Alzheimer's Reading Room (ARR), we offer "real life" solutions to problems that Alzheimer's caregivers face each day.

The website contains a knowledge base of more than 3,800 articles. These articles can be found via a keyword search using the search box on the right hand side of every webpage. We add new information to the knowledge base every day.


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When Frontotemporal Dementia Makes a Spouse a Stranger

You and I are in this together and I am not going anywhere.

Alzheimer's Reading Room

Families and caregivers of persons living with Frontotemporal Dementia often feel left out by the Alzheimer's community. That is not the case here in the Alzheimer's Reading Room. I picked the brand name long before I understood the different types of dementia. Everyone is included here.

Frontotemporal Dementia is a rare and very aggressive form of dementia. There is no cure.

The video below about Michael and Ruth French is intense and moving.

Watch and Read More in the Alzheimer's Reading Room

New Study Links Surgery and Anesthesia With Alzheimer’s

URL:  http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/10/study-link...

"Although not definitive, this human biomarker study gives some credibility to the notion that anesthesia and surgery produce an inflammatory insult on the brain and accelerate chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's."

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Generic Aricept (Donepezil) Clarification

It is clear that people are looking for clear, concise information on Generic Aricept. We had more than 10,000 visitors coming in from search engines like Google looking for information in the last thirty days.

See these updates:

Generic Aricept (Donepezil) Clarification

Branded Generic Aricept Price Drops 36 Percent

Bob DeMarco Discusses Alzheimer's Disease on Sidewalks

In a special segment, Bob DeMarco, a veteran Wall Street executive whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and neurologist Dr. Mark Brody discuss Alzheimer's Disease with "Sidewalks Entertainment" host Cindy Rhodes....

Bob DeMarco is the Founder of the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

About Alzheimer's Reading Room (Cinch Cast)

100 Million Americans have been touched by Alzheimer's Disease, 35 million are worried about Alzheimer's Disease.

I soon realized that Alzheimer's caregivers are often thrust into their role with little or no experience, training, or education about Alzheimer's disease. As a result, they are often overwhelmed and suffer from feelings of helplessness.

2-1-1 Get Help

Every hour of every day, hundreds of people need essential human services - they are looking for training, employment, food pantries, help for an aging parent, addiction prevention programs for their teenage children, affordable housing options, support groups and ways of becoming part of their community. 2-1-1 allows people to give help and to get help.

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