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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / September 2008Bro-in-law
hello all, We all have dinner together and as soon as he finishes he waits awhile. Then he wants to go to dinner. He tells us he is hungry. Does he forget he ate or does he forget that he is full? Lately, when we take him out, (he is in a wheelchair, due to a stroke about 5 years ago.) he could always pick his feet up when we wheeled him around but not he seems to drag his feet. Does that mean he is getter weaker physically? The wheelchair does have attachments so we will have to put them on when we take him out. He talks to us but sometimes does not make any sense at all. Is this normal for an Alzheimers patient. Hope to hear from you soon, Bri > hello all, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > Message posted viahttp://www.medkb.com Bri, He forgets it all.The feet dragging could also be that he is forgetting to pick them up or he just doesn't realize he is supposed to.All of this is part of the disease.My mom would talk nonsense to me but i am sure it made all the sense in the world to her.I feel so bad for you guys.My mom passed in january.She was 87.This is all so hard.i will pray for you all to have strength.Barb >> hello all, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >for you guys.My mom passed in january.She was 87.This is all so hard.i >will pray for you all to have strength.Barb Thank you for your prayers. I know it helps us with this disease. I pray every night for strength that only God can give. My brother-in-law is only 71 but he had a stroke 5 years ago and that's what brought this on. Bri > hello all, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Bri All normal, Bri. My mother in law forgot we ordered dinner and when the waitress brought it to us she exclaimed that this was an amazing restaurant where they bring you a dinner and you never even ordered it! Also, eventually she couldn't walk at all without falling down. What you need to do when he asks for dinner over again, is tell him that "we will eat in a few minutes" and guaranteed he will forget all about that too, but it will calm him just for that moment. It took me a long time to realize that arguing what your reality is, will get you absolutely nowhere and will only upset the person. Better to just placate him any way you can, then do what you know is the right thing. Skillful caregivers learn to use their forgetfulness to their (and the patient's) best advantage.  SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn “Be wise, treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with hers.” --Lama Thubten Yeshe >> hello all, >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Skillful caregivers learn to use their forgetfulness to their (and the >patient's) best advantage. His behavior is much better. The doctor gave him a medication but I don't know what it is called. But it sure has calmed him down. He does seem to forget he eats and will ask when do we eat again. But we do try to go along with him and that satisfies him. Better than arguing. My sister does get very tired of it because sometimes she is up half the night with him. He wakes up in the middle of the night and starts shaving or brushing his teeth. He thinks it is morning. Thank you for your response, Bri >>> hello all, >>> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > Thank you for your response, > Bri Hi Bri, Yes, they often do get their days and nights mixed up and it can be maddening. We had only a little of that, and fortunately we were able to get it under control. For us it wasn't a really bad problem, just a small one. We started giving her a Tylenol PM at bedtime along with her other meds, and we also did our best not to let her nap too much during the day. If she slept in the day, she'd be more awake at night. As I said, we got it resolved somewhat quickly, but every one is different and for some it might be more difficult than it was for us. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn “Be wise, treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with hers.” --Lama Thubten Yeshe Bri, when my father-in-law was at his younger son's house, Ray would get Dad's breakfast before he got his own. After Dad finished, Ray would get his ready and sit in the TV room to eat while watching TV. One morning, Dad walked by the door and asked,"What does someone have to do around here to get something to eat?" Ray asked if he was hungery and he said no, he just wondered! Gwen hello all, We all have dinner together and as soon as he finishes he waits awhile. Then he wants to go to dinner. He tells us he is hungry. Does he forget he ate or does he forget that he is full? Lately, when we take him out, (he is in a wheelchair, due to a stroke about 5 years ago.) he could always pick his feet up when we wheeled him around but not he seems to drag his feet. Does that mean he is getter weaker physically? The wheelchair does have attachments so we will have to put them on when we take him out. He talks to us but sometimes does not make any sense at all. Is this normal for an Alzheimers patient. Hope to hear from you soon, Bri Bro-in-law Group: alt.support.alzheimers Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 2:20am (PDT+7) From: u35594@uwe (brianna_1938 via MedKB.com) hello all, We all have dinner together and as soon as he finishes he waits awhile. Then he wants to go to dinner. He tells us he is hungry. Does he forget he ate or does he forget that he is full? Lately, when we take him out, (he is in a wheelchair, due to a stroke about 5 years ago.) he could always pick his feet up when we wheeled him around but not he seems to drag his feet. Does that mean he is getter weaker physically? The wheelchair does have attachments so we will have to put them on when we take him out. He talks to us but sometimes does not make any sense at all. Is this normal for an Alzheimers patient. Hope to hear from you soon, Bri SignatureMessage posted via http://www.medkb.com ************************************************************ Hi Bri: It's a guess but think BIL dragging his feet could possibly be both: memory and/or muscle weakness. This virus attacks the muscles and nerves. If your BIL made sense before he went into the hospital but doesn't after a few days in the hospital, something must have occurred to cause the change outside of Azheimers. If I were your sister, I'd send, or fax, a letter to the hospital's Records Department, including his hospital ID number, requesting his records of the time he was a patient at the hospital. Be sure to include specific dates and signature. From this, you should be able to see what medications the hospital gave him or what else they might have done. From your local library, ask for the Physicians' Desk Reference. From this, you should be able to check for side effects of the drugs given him at the hospital. Since BIL is calm after his hospital release but not before, which drug calmed him down? Best wishes, EddyJean |
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