skye08 Living with Alzhiemer's

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hooooraaaayyyy!

Good news. So many people have complained to their congressman about losing caregiver's hours and they actually listened, Teena's hours have been restored to 20 hours a week instead of 6 hours per week. April the medical social worker called this afternoon as soon as the VA called her. She then came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Confusion Rules the Day

If I have answered what day it is once, I have answered it a hundred times yesterday evening. He slept most of the day. The next question is what time is it and is that morning or evening. Even when I tell him it's bedtime, he doesn't want to believe me and resist getting changed for bed. He wants... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

Another Step Further Up The Path

I awoke last night just after midnight to hear Richard gurgarling and coughing up copious amounts of mucous. He had sweated so much his bed and clothes were wet. I was so tired and although I knew he would be alright. it was a crisis moment and intervention needed beyond my chest percussions and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Scary Night

Richard woke up gurgaling at 1:30 am. His lung sounds were awful.His vital signs were ok but his pulse was up. I gave him more lasix and turned him and did chest percussion. He finally started coughing up large amounts frothy green mucous. I called the hospice nurse and reported everything to her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Decisions on Transition

Richard's PSA has risen to 1.26. This means his Zoledex is no longer working to suppress the prostate cancer. When we got back from the VA yesterday, he was so tired and he went straight to bed. I came back to the bedroom and he was lying quietly and when he looked at me, his eyes were empty. I ask... Sign in to see full entry.

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