Hi there,
I am new and not really sure how this works but here goes.
I am English but am living abroad, I live with my husband, 10 year old daughter and mother in Law.
My mother in law has severe Alzheimers (stage 7) and as we are in Middle east we are lucky enough to be able to afford 2 full time nurses (one for day and one for night) which would never have been possible had we still been living in London.
She has showed signs of this disease for more than 10 years now and now she is 80. she was Diagnosed 5 years ago when she was in stage 5 with severe hallucinations etc.
In the last year shes gone from stage 5-7 and become completely (gone) doesn't understand anything and can't walk or speak a proper sentence, doesn't recognise any of us and is in a nappy.
About a month ago she developed a bed blister and had to have it removed and now daily stitched up. (It was 3 inches wide and an inch deep) since then she has become even worse, been on and off the drip and for 3 weeks lost the ability to swallow (the doctor says that her throat has closed up and needs the tube in her nose for feeding etc)
What I really want to know is how much longer will this last as she is suffering so much, crying the whole night for people that died 40 years ago. Can't sand the pain of the blister being stiched up. and I just know If she knew she was in this situation she would never want to live.
Our home is full of tension, We are either crying or screaming at each other, it seems my 10 year old daughter Arianne is coping better than either my husband or I.
Thanks in advance
Karen
I am new and not really sure how this works but here goes.
I am English but am living abroad, I live with my husband, 10 year old daughter and mother in Law.
My mother in law has severe Alzheimers (stage 7) and as we are in Middle east we are lucky enough to be able to afford 2 full time nurses (one for day and one for night) which would never have been possible had we still been living in London.
She has showed signs of this disease for more than 10 years now and now she is 80. she was Diagnosed 5 years ago when she was in stage 5 with severe hallucinations etc.
In the last year shes gone from stage 5-7 and become completely (gone) doesn't understand anything and can't walk or speak a proper sentence, doesn't recognise any of us and is in a nappy.
About a month ago she developed a bed blister and had to have it removed and now daily stitched up. (It was 3 inches wide and an inch deep) since then she has become even worse, been on and off the drip and for 3 weeks lost the ability to swallow (the doctor says that her throat has closed up and needs the tube in her nose for feeding etc)
What I really want to know is how much longer will this last as she is suffering so much, crying the whole night for people that died 40 years ago. Can't sand the pain of the blister being stiched up. and I just know If she knew she was in this situation she would never want to live.
Our home is full of tension, We are either crying or screaming at each other, it seems my 10 year old daughter Arianne is coping better than either my husband or I.
Thanks in advance
Karen