am I wrong....

[Guest guest]

I have " guilt " and I need to get it off of my chest....sigh..... I have

consciously made the choice to not tell my dad about mothers true " condition " .

He

just thinks that she is trying to get over the UTI's and the fall at Easter.

He obviously knew about the hallucinations last summer but they only lasted a

few moths and were gone once the Risperdol was started. The Dr. that

prescribed the Risperdol never said anything to him about LBD.

I sincerely feel that it will be detrimental in his recovery of his own

illnesses and he is healing so well, really looks like a new man. He is 9 years

younger than mother and loves her madly. I am afraid that he will give up and

go down hill, maybe even poor himself back into a " bottle " . He is a recovering

alcoholic.

I did recently mention " dementia " but didn't go into any details. He, like I

did up until I joined this group, really doesn't think dementia is as bad as

it really is. It's just " part of getting old " , he said.

What to you guys think? Am I wrong?

Hugs, Pammie, proud daughter of the " Little Queen " , 76 years old, Diagnosed

with LBD in the fall of 2007, currently taking Avapro, Aricept, Risperdal,

Foltrin, Verapamil ER, Nexium, Prednisone, Ketoprofen and Boneva.

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