Hi,
Had a few moments to spare and thought I.d give an update on my Dad. We`ve had some really bad days with him (and Mum has had the nights to deal with, she's not getting an awful lot of sleep). This resulted in my Mum ringing the CPN again who came out to do another assessment. She is arranging for the psychiatrist to visit my Dad at home so we haven`t got the worry of getting him to the hospital.
He's still hallucinating which freaks me out especially when he says there's lots of people walking in the passageway of their house, (stupid I know but you find yourself looking as well). Mum said he often sees `a big bloke` standing in the bedroom at night. Cats and dogs seem to appear a lot as well.
One night he thought the bed was a car (he used to be a mechanic) and was looking at the wheels under the valance. He had one hand tight shut and said he had bolts in it and he didn`t want to lose them. Another time he said there was someone outside the bedroom door (Mum keeps the door locked at night). He put on his dressing gown, filled his pockets with his loose change, wallet, torch and put his socks on. He wouldn`t go back to bed until Mum opened the door to show that there wasn`t anyone there and only then would he go back to bed, still with his dressing gown on and bulging pockets!
The last few weeks my Dad has had several falls. He walks in such a strange way now - still with a shuffling gait but he leans forward and walks at an angle which makes him so unbalanced.Luckily he's so far escaped with only cuts and bruises. The CPN said she'd arrange for a physio to visit him at home to try to improve his walking. Is this a common symptom of AD? And how does this progress.
Any thoughts much appreciated!
Love to all
Sue
Had a few moments to spare and thought I.d give an update on my Dad. We`ve had some really bad days with him (and Mum has had the nights to deal with, she's not getting an awful lot of sleep). This resulted in my Mum ringing the CPN again who came out to do another assessment. She is arranging for the psychiatrist to visit my Dad at home so we haven`t got the worry of getting him to the hospital.
He's still hallucinating which freaks me out especially when he says there's lots of people walking in the passageway of their house, (stupid I know but you find yourself looking as well). Mum said he often sees `a big bloke` standing in the bedroom at night. Cats and dogs seem to appear a lot as well.
One night he thought the bed was a car (he used to be a mechanic) and was looking at the wheels under the valance. He had one hand tight shut and said he had bolts in it and he didn`t want to lose them. Another time he said there was someone outside the bedroom door (Mum keeps the door locked at night). He put on his dressing gown, filled his pockets with his loose change, wallet, torch and put his socks on. He wouldn`t go back to bed until Mum opened the door to show that there wasn`t anyone there and only then would he go back to bed, still with his dressing gown on and bulging pockets!
The last few weeks my Dad has had several falls. He walks in such a strange way now - still with a shuffling gait but he leans forward and walks at an angle which makes him so unbalanced.Luckily he's so far escaped with only cuts and bruises. The CPN said she'd arrange for a physio to visit him at home to try to improve his walking. Is this a common symptom of AD? And how does this progress.
Any thoughts much appreciated!
Love to all
Sue
