Re: So confused!!!/

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Hi ,

I am here to tell you that this miracle can happen and

did happen to my husband. I wouldn't have believed it

if I hadn't seen it. My husband could not cut his

food, which made him too embarrassed to go out do eat

with family or friends. I had to ask that his meat be

cut by the chef before being brought to the table,so

that he wouldn't be embarrassed by me cutting it. He

also could not step to the side or backward without

falling over or run. He played golf and could no

longer play. His doctor put him on Mirapex and all

this changed very miraculously after about 6 months of

being on this pill. He could cut his own meat again,

step back to catch a ball or step to the side to get

out of a persons way, he could even run. He could play

golf again! It was as if he got his life back, but

after two and a half years the medication lost it's

effect and he fell back to where he was and progressed

into the disease, except for he never lost the ability

to cut his food, which is amazing. If your dad has

been put on a new medication it may be the cause for

this happening. Your mom may be telling the truth. Is

he on any new medication that he has started within

the last 6 months. This miracle can happen! I told

others about Mirapex, but they did not have the same

results as my husband, so as with medications and LBD

not all react the same to all medications.

Also, maybe your mom is depressed that she can not get

up until noon. Staying up until 2AM can also be

depression. Not cleaning the house or wanting to do

any responsiblities can be the sign of depression too.

I don't know your mother's normal behaviors before

your dad's illness, but all these are signs of

depression. You may have to take that into

consideration if she did not behave this way before

your dad 's LBD diagnosis.

I am sorry to hear that you are having a hard time

with all this and hope that you can find a way to cope

through it all..................Jan

--- fullhousex5 wrote:

> Just as we were accepting that my father has LBD, my

> mom springs

> another on us. She claims that a doctor she never

> saw visited my Dad

> on Friday evening and told him to get out of his

> wheelchair and walk

> with his walker. This he can do. He then told my

> Dad to walk

> unassisted and even run. My mom claimed he did

> this. None of us

> believed her. This doctor even stated that my Dad

> may not even have

> LBD. I didn't believe a word she said until I spoke

> with my Dad who

> confirmed all of the above. My mom calls it a

> miracle that she has

> been praying for. I call it mis-diagnosis and

> mis-treatment for

> years. Or better yet, malpractice. I don't know if

> I should be

> angry or happy. Funny how things seem to magically

> workout when my

> mom is threatened with having to actually have a

> responsibility in

> her life like working. I am so angry with her right

> now that I don't

> even look forward to seeing her tonight at a family

> function. It

> won't be about the birthday girl or the fact that

> she is a big sister

> to a new baby. It will be all about her, " poor

> Madeline " as I refer

> to her. Or morbid Madeline. Both describe her

> perfectly. She is a

> compulsive liar and hit is hard to listen to her

> speak when it has to

> be all about her and not the one who really needs

> the attention. She

> doesn't even get out of bed until noon now that Dad

> is in a home. No

> responsibilities and she gets up at noon and doesn't

> see my Dad until

> 6pm-8pm each night. She stays up until about 2am

> reading. Must be

> nice. No children, spouse, job. No

> responsibilities. Doesn't even

> clean the house. Now you can see why I don't care

> to go to her

> place. Sorry to be so Mean!! This is my life in a

> nutshell. Very

> disfunctional.

>

>

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