Hi I have just joined due to my grandmother who is 78 has been diagnosed with alzheimers, 2 years ago. She still lives on her own but I am not sure for how much longer. It's so sad to see her health decline she used to be a manager in a bakery but now she cannot count money etc. She went to the hairdressers across the road from her last week, it was the third attempt as she kept getting the times and date of the appointment wrong, she said it cost £1.50.
A few weeks ago my mother did her daily visit and there was a salesman there tring to sell her a v. expensive bed, she lives in a complex so she must have asked him to come there as nobody can just walk in. Yesterday we realised she had taken 2 lots of tablets in 1 go (18 tablets)which meant phoning the docs to see if it was dangerous.
Sorry I could go on and on but I realise that I am lucky that at least she knows us and has a sense of humour.
One thing I noticed in the last 2 weeks is that she is sleeping a lot, I thought it might be the tramadol she is taking for pain making her a bit spaced out and sleepy but when my mum looked she hasn't taken any painkillers for weeks. She will look into thin air and where as she used to be talkative, I have to start a conversation. Has anyone experienced this sleepiness, is it'normal'?
Many thanks and I look forward to being a regular on this wonderful site.
Syreeta
A few weeks ago my mother did her daily visit and there was a salesman there tring to sell her a v. expensive bed, she lives in a complex so she must have asked him to come there as nobody can just walk in. Yesterday we realised she had taken 2 lots of tablets in 1 go (18 tablets)which meant phoning the docs to see if it was dangerous.
Sorry I could go on and on but I realise that I am lucky that at least she knows us and has a sense of humour.
One thing I noticed in the last 2 weeks is that she is sleeping a lot, I thought it might be the tramadol she is taking for pain making her a bit spaced out and sleepy but when my mum looked she hasn't taken any painkillers for weeks. She will look into thin air and where as she used to be talkative, I have to start a conversation. Has anyone experienced this sleepiness, is it'normal'?
Many thanks and I look forward to being a regular on this wonderful site.
Syreeta