Guest guest Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 dp, Is you Dad anywhere near ville, FL.? You might want to do a search for Mayo clinic and there is one down there. They have a really good memory clinic. I am in MI also. I had Mom with me and did the same thing you are doing and found LBD which fit much more with Mom. I didn't even put the a falls together with the PD until much later. Our LOs do go in and out of it. And you must be so careful of the drugs. If he get a Urinary Tract infection, he will also have a difficult time and may be more out of it than normal. I haven't seen 's links to our files and links and I will send it along right after this message. It will give you some things to read and learn from. Hope this helps and hang in. Your Mom could be in trouble if she is fragile and he might hurt her. They all want to come home and refuse to believe there is anything wrong. Hugs, Donna R Caregiver for Mom for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. (In MI) She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Advice Hello I am new to this forum. I've been monitoring it for about a week and feel like I'd like to ask some questions and receive input and advice. As an introduction, I believe my 83 year old father has LBD. He has been diagnosed with Alzheimers, but a lot of the symptoms of LBD seem to fit better than the Alzheimers diagnosis. He and my 89 year old mother live independently in Florida. I am their only child and live in Michigan. Dad has been doing pretty well over the past 2 years since he had the Alzheimers diagnosis. He always knows where he is, where he is going, what he did yesterday, etc. However, he forgets how to use the computer, how to review his investment/financial statements, how to use the washing machine, etc. At Christmas, he had 1 1/2 days of hallucinations where he thought someone was trying to kill children in front of their home, etc. and he was very restless and didn't sleep at night. Finally, my mother did not know what to do with him so she called an ambulance, they took him to the hosptial, did some tests and then sent him to a memory impaired unit at a local home. He was confused for a few days, but then he went back to being his normal self. I flew to Florida and after a week, he seemed very normal and we took him home. He does sleep a lot and complains about his eyes feeling " bugged out " . He also has frequent spells where he feels like he is going to pass out. He has been to his geriatrician, a heart doctor and a neurologist and they say there is nothing wrong. He has fallen several times--my mother says his knees just buckle. This past Wednesday he was walking behind my mother on the way to the kitchen to eat. All of a sudden, he tried to choke my mother. Thankfully, she was able to get away, but then he rushed out the door and to a neighbor's house. My mom is fairly frail and uses a walker (she is very mentally alert and she is self-sufficient--cooks, washes, gets to their community exercise room daily, etc.). She had a " lifeline " around her neck and pushed the button--so the police came to the house. My dad told them my mother was trying to kill him. They took him to the hospital and he is now in the same memory impaired unit. I am going to Florida in a few days, but my mom tells me he seems pretty much back to normal. He keeps asking to come back home. This time, however, my mom and I are both afraid to let him come back home. I think my mother is relenting, but I am afraid this could happen again and he could hurt her. Does this sound like LBD? Do people with LBD usually have periods of normalcy for 6 months--or does this normal time lessen with each episode? I am not happy with their geriatrician. He doesn't much get involved in anything that is happening, so I don't feel I have him as someone I can talk to about the situation. My father has a daily Exelon patch and takes Namenda and Effexor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Dear " dpshutt " , Your dad sounds like he has LBD to me, too. Definitely at least talk to the people at Mayo in Florida. Some of the best people in the US on LBD are there. There is a potential danger to your mom, because it sounds like he is the kind that if he thinks there is a danger, he will do something about it, so if he is confused, he could really hurt someone. Years ago, a neighbor of my husband's family shot his wife. He had some kind of dementia -- this was before people heard of Alzheimers or LBD, so he may well have had LBD. He wasn't prosecuted because he wasn't aware it was her he had killed, but he did have to be institutionalized. It was very sad for all involved. Take care. This will be a hard road. Gurganus > > Hello > > I am new to this forum. I've been monitoring it for about a week and feel like I'd like to ask some questions and receive input and advice. As an introduction, I believe my 83 year old father has LBD. He has been diagnosed with Alzheimers, but a lot of the symptoms of LBD seem to fit better than the Alzheimers diagnosis. He and my 89 year old mother live independently in Florida. I am their only child and live in Michigan. Dad has been doing pretty well over the past 2 years since he had the Alzheimers diagnosis. He always knows where he is, where he is going, what he did yesterday, etc. However, he forgets how to use the computer, how to review his investment/financial statements, how to use the washing machine, etc. At Christmas, he had 1 1/2 days of hallucinations where he thought someone was trying to kill children in front of their home, etc. and he was very restless and didn't sleep at night. Finally, my mother did not know what to do with him so she called an ambulance, they took him to the hosptial, did some tests and then sent him to a memory impaired unit at a local home. He was confused for a few days, but then he went back to being his normal self. I flew to Florida and after a week, he seemed very normal and we took him home. He does sleep a lot and complains about his eyes feeling " bugged out " . He also has frequent spells where he feels like he is going to pass out. He has been to his geriatrician, a heart doctor and a neurologist and they say there is nothing wrong. He has fallen several times--my mother says his knees just buckle. This past Wednesday he was walking behind my mother on the way to the kitchen to eat. All of a sudden, he tried to choke my mother. Thankfully, she was able to get away, but then he rushed out the door and to a neighbor's house. My mom is fairly frail and uses a walker (she is very mentally alert and she is self-sufficient--cooks, washes, gets to their community exercise room daily, etc.). She had a " lifeline " around her neck and pushed the button--so the police came to the house. My dad told them my mother was trying to kill him. They took him to the hospital and he is now in the same memory impaired unit. I am going to Florida in a few days, but my mom tells me he seems pretty much back to normal. He keeps asking to come back home. This time, however, my mom and I are both afraid to let him come back home. I think my mother is relenting, but I am afraid this could happen again and he could hurt her. Does this sound like LBD? Do people with LBD usually have periods of normalcy for 6 months--or does this normal time lessen with each episode? I am not happy with their geriatrician. He doesn't much get involved in anything that is happening, so I don't feel I have him as someone I can talk to about the situation. My father has a daily Exelon patch and takes Namenda and Effexor. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks, . I will look into the Mayo Clinic. > > > > Hello > > > > I am new to this forum. I've been monitoring it for about a week and feel like I'd like to ask some questions and receive input and advice. As an introduction, I believe my 83 year old father has LBD. He has been diagnosed with Alzheimers, but a lot of the symptoms of LBD seem to fit better than the Alzheimers diagnosis. He and my 89 year old mother live independently in Florida. I am their only child and live in Michigan. Dad has been doing pretty well over the past 2 years since he had the Alzheimers diagnosis. He always knows where he is, where he is going, what he did yesterday, etc. However, he forgets how to use the computer, how to review his investment/financial statements, how to use the washing machine, etc. At Christmas, he had 1 1/2 days of hallucinations where he thought someone was trying to kill children in front of their home, etc. and he was very restless and didn't sleep at night. Finally, my mother did not know what to do with him so she called an ambulance, they took him to the hosptial, did some tests and then sent him to a memory impaired unit at a local home. He was confused for a few days, but then he went back to being his normal self. I flew to Florida and after a week, he seemed very normal and we took him home. He does sleep a lot and complains about his eyes feeling " bugged out " . He also has frequent spells where he feels like he is going to pass out. He has been to his geriatrician, a heart doctor and a neurologist and they say there is nothing wrong. He has fallen several times--my mother says his knees just buckle. This past Wednesday he was walking behind my mother on the way to the kitchen to eat. All of a sudden, he tried to choke my mother. Thankfully, she was able to get away, but then he rushed out the door and to a neighbor's house. My mom is fairly frail and uses a walker (she is very mentally alert and she is self-sufficient--cooks, washes, gets to their community exercise room daily, etc.). She had a " lifeline " around her neck and pushed the button--so the police came to the house. My dad told them my mother was trying to kill him. They took him to the hospital and he is now in the same memory impaired unit. I am going to Florida in a few days, but my mom tells me he seems pretty much back to normal. He keeps asking to come back home. This time, however, my mom and I are both afraid to let him come back home. I think my mother is relenting, but I am afraid this could happen again and he could hurt her. Does this sound like LBD? Do people with LBD usually have periods of normalcy for 6 months--or does this normal time lessen with each episode? I am not happy with their geriatrician. He doesn't much get involved in anything that is happening, so I don't feel I have him as someone I can talk to about the situation. My father has a daily Exelon patch and takes Namenda and Effexor. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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