Hi this is my first post.
My 89 yo dad was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia 2 weeks ago while in hospital after having lung drainage. He is currently in re-hab trying to get back on his feet. He uses a frame. He is very frail and doesn't like eating and drinking much, which obviously he needs to do to get the strength to be able to use his legs and come back to live with me. Told him this and he says 'I see what you mean' but does he? Been given a 9 in assessment which they said is poor. Is this the normal speed of VD progressing or is every case individual? When I visited him yesterday (Thurs) I mentioned his grand-daughter shaving him yesterday (Wed)and he said "To be honest I cant remember being shaved". One of the longest sentences he has said unprompted for a long while. Double whammy trying to get him to understand he needs to walk(frame) to get out of re-hab and the annoyance he shows when asked to drink and eat more which is so out of character for him.
Will he ever come home to me?
My 89 yo dad was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia 2 weeks ago while in hospital after having lung drainage. He is currently in re-hab trying to get back on his feet. He uses a frame. He is very frail and doesn't like eating and drinking much, which obviously he needs to do to get the strength to be able to use his legs and come back to live with me. Told him this and he says 'I see what you mean' but does he? Been given a 9 in assessment which they said is poor. Is this the normal speed of VD progressing or is every case individual? When I visited him yesterday (Thurs) I mentioned his grand-daughter shaving him yesterday (Wed)and he said "To be honest I cant remember being shaved". One of the longest sentences he has said unprompted for a long while. Double whammy trying to get him to understand he needs to walk(frame) to get out of re-hab and the annoyance he shows when asked to drink and eat more which is so out of character for him.
Will he ever come home to me?