Re: staying up all night

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

the other thing we think of so often is UTI. Has he been in to the MD for a

check on the fall?

He may feel safer with one of you there. Or he may be doing " show time " and

doing what he think he should if " company " is there. Mom did that all the time.

It drove me crazy. I would tell my kids what a problem she was, and they would

come over and she would be fine.

He does sound like he has some " restless leg " syndrome. That may be why he is

jumping up and walking so much.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

staying up all night

Sometimes I wonder if my dad really knows what he is doing. The reason� say

this is every so often my dad will have a week of staying up all night. Won't

let my mom sleep either.� Well a few months ago he went through a bad

spell.� He had fallen down the stairs and after that he was very

disoriented.� Couldn't get him to walk, had a hard time moving him.� You

couldn't understand him.�� Then after 3 or 4 days he was better.� He is

doing this again, also for the last 2 days he hasn't sat down, he is pacing, and

when he does sit he will all of� sudden jump out of the chair.� Where most

of the time it takes some time for him to get out of the chair.� Also he is

complaining the entire time.� Well last night my brother went over to spend

the night so my mom could sleep and my dad slept all night.� It seems like

when he pulls these all nighters and one of us spend the night he sleeps.�

It's almost like well " there here so I have to be good " .� You

wonder if he knows what he is doing.

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Also wondering if when he gets very disoriented and mumbles and acts even

stranger than usual� could that be a mini stroke?

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Kathy