Bob DeMarco is the founder and editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. Bob has written more than 1,820 articles with more than 89,120 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL.
My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 93 years old, suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
Bob is a journalist, and editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room. He also edits and writes on several caregiving, investment, and information blogs.
Bob is also a full time Alzheimer's caregiver.
Prior to moving to Delray Beach, Florida to take care of his mother, Bob was CEO of a software development and marketing company based in Reston, Va.
Bob worked in several Wall Street firms, venture capital, and as a private investor. The companies included: Bear Stearns, Daiwa Securities America, Spencer Trask, and Salem Partners.
Bob's first career was in teaching at the University of Georgia and Philadelphia University.
Bob has substantial corporate training, mentoring, and consulting experience.
Bob is the founder of the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number blog on the Internet for current information , news, advice and insight into Alzheimer's disease.
Articles written by Bob have been syndicated on Reuters, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Time Warner, Chicago Sun Times, Houston Chronicle, Livestrong, Cox News, and Palm Beach Post (to name a few).
Bob started learning about Alzheimer's the hard way--by living Alzheimer's from the front row.
Bob understands 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.
While reading, researching, and searching the Internet, Bob realized there was a need for concise, high quality information that Alzheimer's carergiver could understand and use in their everyday life.
Bob is learning that caring brings a feeling of accomplishment. He wants to help other Alzheimer's caregivers learn that care giving can be wonderful and does not have to be depressing.
When Bob started caring for his mother he had one goal--to keep her home and to give her the highest quality of life possible. So far, "mission accomplished".
The two most important things Bob learned: "He is not Alone" and "He is a ONE". He reminds himself of this every day.
I want to thank all those wonderful people who helped me come to the realization that I am not Alone. I believe this is the most important hurdle a caregiver must overcome to be successful, healthy, and able to deal with the patient problems they will be facing every day.
Facts
- The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one blog on the Internet for current information, advice and insight into Alzheimer's disease.
- The Alzheimer's Reading Room is consistently ranked in the Top 10 of the Living/Health category on Technorati (Google).
- The Alzheimer's Reading Room contains more than 1,820 articles and 89,200 links on the Internet.
- Articles from the Alzheimer's Reading Room have been syndicated on Reuters, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Time Warner, Chicago Sun Times, Houston Chronicle, Livestrong, Cox News, and Palm Beach Post (to name a few).
- More than 327 news sites and blogs link to the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
- The Alzheimer's Reading Room was started by Bob DeMarco.
- After caring for his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's, Bob realized there was a need for useful, high quality information that could be used by Alzheimer’s caregivers to care for their loved one.
- The Alzheimer's Reading Room has more than 3,050 subscribers and 34,000 monthly readers, and is growing by more than 10 percent each month.
After caring for his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's, Bob realized there was a need for useful, high quality information that could be used by Alzheimer’s Caregivers to care for their loved one.
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