Hello everyone,
Dad's in late stage alzheimers. This morning dad's woken up quite wheezy and phlegmy. His voice has changed so that it's quite small. When I tried to give him his pills with water he coughed quite a lot.
He had a few days like this at his respite home, and the nurses didn't seem too worried. Then he was fine and his usual bright self again. We had the GP out to see him a few days ago when he got out of respite and he checked him over and gave him the thumbs up generally.
I know you guys aren't doctors but am wondering if you would be calling the GP? Is it something that's quite "normal" in PWD to have a few days where they're sleepy and coughing and wheezing but then to be fine again? When there's so much going on it's hard to know what to worry about over all the rest. Thank you.
Dad's in late stage alzheimers. This morning dad's woken up quite wheezy and phlegmy. His voice has changed so that it's quite small. When I tried to give him his pills with water he coughed quite a lot.
He had a few days like this at his respite home, and the nurses didn't seem too worried. Then he was fine and his usual bright self again. We had the GP out to see him a few days ago when he got out of respite and he checked him over and gave him the thumbs up generally.
I know you guys aren't doctors but am wondering if you would be calling the GP? Is it something that's quite "normal" in PWD to have a few days where they're sleepy and coughing and wheezing but then to be fine again? When there's so much going on it's hard to know what to worry about over all the rest. Thank you.