Guest guest Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Yes, it really sucks at a time when families should be pulling together..they fall apart. No point in arguing. It pisses me off. I havent spoken to my brother since June! Hey, my Dad had a better day today too! We took Endear to see him. He enjoyed that. I felt so sorry for the guy in the next bed, who leaned over to pet Endear and drooled all over her head and snout (ewwww) trying to make her shake a paw...had to tell him she cant shake paws because she only has 3 legs!! The NH nurse told me Dad has been very confused lately and he just follows around a group of other " wanderers " . He keeps wetting his bed, and refuses to wear the briefs...so they want us to buy him " Pull Ups " , like thats gonna make a difference! She said he goes in the dining room, then leaves to wander or stand confused in the hall. But when we left we took him to the dining room for lunch and he walked right in and went directly to his seat and sat down. I noted that the sun was peeking out. Hmmmm.... Seemed like he was quite a bit better today, and didnt say anything totally baffling...so I too am grateful. Coyote > > > Good analogy! Ain't no way my sister's ever gonna drink so why > > > bother to lead her there. > > > > > > For a while, when my dad was first diagnosed with the brain > tumor, > > my > > > sister and I mended a barrier between us dating a few months back > > > when she tried to tell me whether or not my youngest son should > or > > > should not nap. When the neurologist confirmed my dad had a > brain > > > tumor I called her and we made a very tenuous peace but that > > eroded > > > during the time my dad was hospitalized in October before he was > > d/x > > > with LBD. After doing some research on the net (using Google and > > > typing in Alzheimers with physical limitations), Lewy Body > > Dementia > > > came up. At the time I had never heard of it (oh what glorious > > days > > > those were...remember those, when we never imagined what LBD > would > > > cause to our LOs...) and I called my sister and asked her to > > continue > > > reading up on it while I drove my kids to school and drove down > to > > > the hospital. While I got to the hospital, I called her to see > > what > > > she thought and her immediate words were, " Dad can't have that. > > Dad > > > has delirium because of the anaesthesia. That disease isn't > > > curable. Dad doesn't have that. " Well, weeks later when a > > > neurologist, a neuro psychologist and the geriatric specialist > all > > > came to that conclusion, my sister scoffed their diagnosis. I > > don't > > > know if it's because it's what I had thought he had or if it's > > > because she doesn't want what's happening to my dad to mean what > > LBD > > > does in its final stages. I'm hoping it's the latter. > > > > > > Well, that's the history. > > > > > > Thanks again Coyote for being such a good friend and a great > > advisor. > > > > > > Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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