Dotty's Boy Bob & His Passionate Calling

Bob DeMarco

Dotty’s youngest son Bob made her proud.  He worked on Wall Street, made a good living, and stayed in contact with Dotty in spite of his busy life.  Then the day came when Dotty couldn’t manage her life anymore, and Bob dropped everything to take care of his mom.

   

For some souls on this earth, their true calling comes when unplanned events arise.  Indeed, instead of spending time “finding yourself,” in ‘60s parlance, they find themselves instead when life happens and a clarion call of direction comes. 

Bob not only takes care of his mom, he founded the Web’s biggest source of Alzheimer’s information, www.alzheimersreadingroom.com.  There you will find every conceivable issue for patients and caregivers, and if by remote chance you don’t find it, ask.  Thousands of followers will give you advice from their long and winding roads of experience.

I’m a radio host.  My passion is finding people who are passionate about their calling in life, and Bob DeMarco is one of those people.  He breathes Alzheimer’s information in and out.  He is dedicated to the cause of prevention, raising awareness, helping caretakers, understanding what he calls “Alzheimer’s World,” and finding humanity where others do not.  During our radio interview on my show, we communed in a way that radio hosts typically do not with people they haven’t met.   Why?  Because we share a common love and a common pain – that is, he loves his mom, I love my dad, and we suffer pain as we see them suffer.  And therein lies the passionate communion, where the millions of caretakers on the planet instantly understand one another. 

This show garnered the most response, and I know that is because so many are affected by Alzheimer’s.  Bob wrote his own blog piece about it here:

http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/06/alzheimers-off-top-of-my-head-dotty.html

Next time you meet someone you know is a caregiver, give him or her a warm smile, an encouraging word.  As Philo of Alexandria once said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.” 

Thanks to Bob DeMarco for the work he does, and for being on the show June 23, 2011.