Hi again
I not been here in a while, apologies....
A brief outline (in case you forgotten me)
Dad had a bad turn approx 17 weeks ago when he got up and didnt recognize my mum....
we took him to casualty as he was so very confused we feared he had had a stroke or similar....
Anyway after time each week at an assessment unit, and various blood test etc we were given a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia with Parkingsons
This last couple weeks mum has had to call an ambulance due to dad saying he having chest pains...
On weds morn of last week the ambulance took him into hospital to be cared for to see what was going on with the pains.
He was addmitted, and mum at last got a long deserved rest..
He also has had CAT scan and a MRI scan....
OK now this is where i would appriciate some advice...
one of the scans has shown he has a shrivelled brain, or brain shrinkage...
he is very confused, aggressive and can barely walk now due to the parkingsons
the hospital have advised and referred him to be placed on the ward attached to the assessment unit.
Mum has been told today that dad wont be coming home. never.
why are they not referring him to a nursing home?
is it because his life expectancy is very short? ie weeks or a few months rather than yrs?
i know it difficult to give an answer but i just want someone to be blunt.
the detrioration over the past 17 weeks has been so very very speedy it is untrue. I have watched it happen and yet still cant believe my poor dad is living this nightmare.
I miss him
I feel so very very sorry for him, he must feel so lonely in the few lucid hours he has
he must feel so very scared
please i just want some ideas of how much longer his suffering will go on
thank you
love Jane x
I not been here in a while, apologies....
A brief outline (in case you forgotten me)
Dad had a bad turn approx 17 weeks ago when he got up and didnt recognize my mum....
we took him to casualty as he was so very confused we feared he had had a stroke or similar....
Anyway after time each week at an assessment unit, and various blood test etc we were given a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia with Parkingsons
This last couple weeks mum has had to call an ambulance due to dad saying he having chest pains...
On weds morn of last week the ambulance took him into hospital to be cared for to see what was going on with the pains.
He was addmitted, and mum at last got a long deserved rest..
He also has had CAT scan and a MRI scan....
OK now this is where i would appriciate some advice...
one of the scans has shown he has a shrivelled brain, or brain shrinkage...
he is very confused, aggressive and can barely walk now due to the parkingsons
the hospital have advised and referred him to be placed on the ward attached to the assessment unit.
Mum has been told today that dad wont be coming home. never.
why are they not referring him to a nursing home?
is it because his life expectancy is very short? ie weeks or a few months rather than yrs?
i know it difficult to give an answer but i just want someone to be blunt.
the detrioration over the past 17 weeks has been so very very speedy it is untrue. I have watched it happen and yet still cant believe my poor dad is living this nightmare.
I miss him
I feel so very very sorry for him, he must feel so lonely in the few lucid hours he has
he must feel so very scared
please i just want some ideas of how much longer his suffering will go on
thank you
love Jane x