About Bob & This Site
This site is to tell the story of my husband Bob’s struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease and to provide encouragement to others who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Bob was diagnosed in the summer of 2001. He is still at home, although now we have much-needed help coming into our home virtually every day. I cannot do this anymore without help.
I took the photo of him in 2005. To learn more about Bob, his life and his accomplishments, go to www.bobraymer.com.
~ Suzy Raymer
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Thank you. A wonderful site, and it helps.
Thank you! I’m glad it helps.
My sister, Maris Bliesath Hodges, told me about your lovely, quiet site relating to your husband
and your thought. It is good to let others know what is happening.
–Several months ago there were stories about the sweetest man (possibly)being lost, and I felt so sad because no one ever let the metro area know if he was found. Now I feel so strongly about the person wearing some type of electronic device so
they can be located. Is this avaiable yet?
I looked at your photos and found them very interesting. The first one looked what I think of as a watercolor, and the leaves are very interesting? DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO W? AN OPENING ON THE CAMERA?
Thank you for your comment, Roberta. Much appreciated. And thanks to Maris for steering you here. Some time back I researched electronic devices for locating people, but nothing sounded satisfactory at that time. Haven’t looked into it lately, because so far it hasn’t been needed for Bob.
About the photo you mentioned, I applied some filters to it in Photoshop to give it an “artsy” look. So, no, it didn’t have much to do with the camera, per se. Maybe you’re thinking of a pinhole camera. I have a pinhole lens cap for my camera and have taken a few test shots. Need a good tripod in order to get better pinhole pix.
Thanks again for commenting, and come back again! I’ll be adding to this blog here and there as time goes on.
You write so beautifully, so honestly about Bob, and about your feelings. He sounds like a special man. And he seems to have a really good woman as his co-pilot.
Thank you, Terry, for saying such nice things about us.
Yes, indeed, Bob IS a special man, and not just to me. So many people dearly love him. At times when I’ve told him he’s special, he’s said, “I’m just ordinary,” or “I’m just a dumb airline pilot.”
Dumb? No way.
I’ve been the co-pilot, all right, but I think I’m about to get promoted to pilot, at least of this house.
Thank you for sharing your story. We are on the same road and seeing what lies ahead is helping us be a little more prepared. As with you, we never picked up on the really early signs.. we thought it was Mom just being independent…now she can’t even go to church or go on a family outting securely.. We just don’t know how she is going to react to her surroundings or if she will see “the people”.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you as I do for us everyday. Hopefully the medical research gurus can find something to ease future sufferers of AD.
Alzheimer’s, often is the subject of a joke, do to one’s
ignorance: A friend that I have known for a decade, who
I haven’t seen for 6 months. Walked out her front door,
had no idea who I was, and had not idea where she was. I
had no idea how fast this disease can take hold of you.
What I also didn’t understand, which I understand is normal, is, her husband had no patience with her.
Alway,
Gene