Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 i thought I would share an interesting moment with my dad. He has had LBD for over 7 years. Last November, he could no longer ambulate. We thought he was dying at that point because he began sleeping 24/7 (eating with total assist) eyes always closed, little communication. Then he rallied. Now he is " Up " at meal times but fades immediately after, eyes shut (not necessarily asleep) little communication. We assumed he was shutting down and not absorbing much. However, last weekend when we visited he said " tte " and we asked " do you like her " he said " yes " . We had no clue who tte was until and aide came up to tell us how much she loves our dad and to our surprise her name tag read GEORGETTE.. so does he read the name tags to know to connect her with her name?? Seemed to amaze us. A few weeks earlier, my brother (who hasn't seen him in over 1year because his last visit dad said all those crappy lewy things and my brother could not deal with it) And we were talking to him. My brother was sitting there and talking to me about the place and we said " Bill is here " and he said " I know I can hear his voice " So every once in a while they break through the fog and let us know they are still there... So you never know how much of your chatter they understand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Donna, I so agree. During the last 3 years of my mother's life she spent increasingly more time with eyes closed, yet I would often get a comment to let me know she was in there, hearing and somewhat able to respond. Friends would say they couldn't wake her up but I said she's in there, just not always able to react. With me I am sure I always got showtime, so even when she couldn't even get those baby blues open, she would respond somehow, right until she died. , Oakville Ont. Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD > > i thought I would share an interesting moment with my dad. He has > had LBD for over 7 years. Last November, he could no longer > ambulate. We thought he was dying at that point because he began > sleeping 24/7 (eating with total assist) eyes always closed, little > communication. Then he rallied. Now he is " Up " at meal times but > fades immediately after, eyes shut (not necessarily asleep) little > communication. > > We assumed he was shutting down and not absorbing much. However, > last weekend when we visited he said " tte " and we asked " do > you like her " he said " yes " . We had no clue who tte was until > and aide came up to tell us how much she loves our dad and to our > surprise her name tag read GEORGETTE.. so does he read the name tags > to know to connect her with her name?? Seemed to amaze us. > > A few weeks earlier, my brother (who hasn't seen him in over 1year > because his last visit dad said all those crappy lewy things and my > brother could not deal with it) And we were talking to him. My > brother was sitting there and talking to me about the place and we > said " Bill is here " and he said " I know I can hear his voice " > > So every once in a while they break through the fog and let us know > they are still there... So you never know how much of your chatter > they understand.. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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