Re: RE: Debs walker issues

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dad used a walker too, and he would push it so far ahead of himself, he never

grasped the idea to use it to wlak with him, unless we were standing near him

and directing him he would always have it way ahead of him. one thing you must

remembver with lbd patients is that their brain can only process one thought at

a time, for ex dont way honey push the walker and walk with it, you have to

say push the walker and when eh starts it then say now walk , even in swallowing

issues, i had to remind dad to cough and swallow after the 3rd bite, hugs

sharon

Date: 2005/10/16 Sun PM 03:16:18 EDT

To: LBDcaregivers

Subject: RE: Debs

Hi Debs,

When my husband uses a walker he pushes it into every

wall along the way to stop him, so he can catch up to

it, if he doesn't have assistance. Once he stops he

can turn it in the direction it needs to go until he

runs into another wall to stop. The walls are totally

scratched up and torn up by the wheels of the walker

scratching up against them, so you might want to

beware of that. I assist him at all times now to save

the walls from more damage and so that he doesn't have

to lose control of the walker and run into the

walls...........Jan

--- Sandie wrote:

> Debs-

>

> Best wishes for your dad in using a walker.

> Physical therapy

> was arranged for my dad within a year of diagnosis

> and that

> is when the walker was introduced. Dad never did

> get the

> hang of it. He could use it as long as the

> therapist or myself

> would tell him to move the walker forward. He never

> was able

> to turn with it even when prompted.

>

> I am always amazed how this disease has so many

> mirrored

> images in our loved ones, yet it is still so

> individual. The stooped

> forward posture is another physical trait of LBD.

> Without meeting

> other loved ones with LBD and even writing in this

> group I would

> have thought it was individual to my dad.

>

> Thank you for the prompt reply. Please do keep us

> informed

> as to how your dad is doing.

>

> Thank you - hugs from the U.S.-

> Sandie

>

> -- RE: Dad's had a fall

>

> Hi all

>

> Dad had a bit of a fall in the garden a couple of

> days ago and grazed

> his hand and leg quite badly, although thankfully he

> wasn't hurt badly.

>

> I have read a lot of posts over the last few days

> from people who have

> LO's in wheelchairs and it got me thinking a bit.

> Is it a natural

> progression of the illness that LO's end up in

> wheelchairs due to their

> falling or have your LO's become wheelchair bound

> due to other reasons?

>

> I'm not overly concerned at the moment as Dad likes

> to exercise by going

>

> out for a walk each day, but he is prone to trips

> and falls and I worry

> that one day he will do some more serious damage.

>

> It is hard sometimes to know which parts of the

> illness I should tell my

>

> Mum about without totally freaking her out so I try

> and introduce things

>

> gradually. I'm a realist and also very nosy so I

> like to know

> everything about everything! I wouldn't want to

> worry Mum at this

> stage, particularly as she has very bad arthritis

> and her GP told her a

> number of years ago that she would probably end up

> in a wheelchair

> herself. Her spine's 'crumbling' at the moment but

> she can get about

> ok. Obviously if Dad was in a wheelchair then she

> wouldn't be able to

> push him and they would be even more reliant upon

> me. If both of them

> end up in a wheelchair then God help me because

> unless they make double

> wheelchairs like double buggies for kids then I'll

> just have to grow 2

> more arms!!! LOL.

>

>

>

>

>

> Best wishes

>

> Debs

>

>

>

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