Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Posted June 1, 2006 These things sound so awful, because I am dreading the day when my darling is in that situation. Sharon, do you feed him each bite? Or dose he handle the thickened liquids by himself? Imogene Caregiver for my True Texas Gentleman husband of 35 years. He has LBD with Parkinsonism, and Frontal Lobe Disease with Apathy, and possibly AD In a message dated 6/2/2006 12:23:12 AM Central Daylight Time, LadySmilingAtU2@... writes: when dad started having diffiuclty swallowing we would use Thick It to thicken his drinks, you didnt taste it in most drinks but you could see the thickened water and dad found that yucky, but in cokes and juices and even in milk if i didnt make a milk\ shake he didnt complain, also it may be time for puree foods, and puddings and icecreams. we let dad eat anything he wanted if he could get it down, and the occupational thereapist taught him to cough and clear his throat and re swallow after afre 3 rd bite or drink that helped keep food from accumulating at the back of his throat good luck and hugs sharon m -- Daugher of Leonard, diag May 2004, had lbd since 1993, had hip surgery from fall 7/05, aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, had aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05, died of blood pressure drop on 9/25/05, may he rest in peace with his mom and dad, a smile a day keeps the meanies away ---- lauraf13 wrote: Stevie, My Mother is not yet having problems with swallowing, but one poor gentleman at the nursing home had terrible trouble with eating. He would choke and cough and make a lot of noise while eating. When they fed him lemon sherbet, he didn't choke. Apparently, the cold food was easier to swallow. You might try Mr. B's favorite frozen food. in Dallas > <snip> > If he does eat something it > is very little and he chokes quite a bit on any type of food. He > feels it is stuck in his throat. <snip> Welcome to LBDcaregivers. Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Quote
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Posted June 1, 2006 when dad started having diffiuclty swallowing we would use Thick It to thicken his drinks, you didnt taste it in most drinks but you could see the thickened water and dad found that yucky, but in cokes and juices and even in milk if i didnt make a milk\ shake he didnt complain, also it may be time for puree foods, and puddings and icecreams. we let dad eat anything he wanted if he could get it down, and the occupational thereapist taught him to cough and clear his throat and re swallow after afre 3 rd bite or drink that helped keep food from accumulating at the back of his throat good luck and hugs sharon m -- Daugher of Leonard, diag May 2004, had lbd since 1993, had hip surgery from fall 7/05, aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, had aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05, died of blood pressure drop on 9/25/05, may he rest in peace with his mom and dad, a smile a day keeps the meanies away ---- lauraf13 wrote: Stevie, My Mother is not yet having problems with swallowing, but one poor gentleman at the nursing home had terrible trouble with eating. He would choke and cough and make a lot of noise while eating. When they fed him lemon sherbet, he didn't choke. Apparently, the cold food was easier to swallow. You might try Mr. B's favorite frozen food. in Dallas > <snip> > If he does eat something it > is very little and he chokes quite a bit on any type of food. He > feels it is stuck in his throat. <snip> Welcome to LBDcaregivers. Quote
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