Hi,
I have not been on here for a while, mostly because I needed a break. However something is worrying me about my mum. She is in the final stages on AD, well what we assume is the final stages, though she has been like this for several years now - she is bed ridden, cannot talk, eyes can't focus, has to have her food pureed etc. She has had the disease for 18 years now, it started when she was 45. She has recently developed sores on her hands, similar to blisters, and around near her nappy. It is really raw and red. The nurses are treating it with antibiotic cream. They have said that she doesn't have a nappy rash. I was wondering if this is just part of the process of the body deteriorating? Apparently when my grandfather was dying he developed a really bad thrush type infection before he passed away. I was wondering if anybody has seen this before and know what is best to treat it with, or if it is just part of the deterioration? The doctor is visiting her later on in the week.
Thank you for any responses.
Lisa x
I have not been on here for a while, mostly because I needed a break. However something is worrying me about my mum. She is in the final stages on AD, well what we assume is the final stages, though she has been like this for several years now - she is bed ridden, cannot talk, eyes can't focus, has to have her food pureed etc. She has had the disease for 18 years now, it started when she was 45. She has recently developed sores on her hands, similar to blisters, and around near her nappy. It is really raw and red. The nurses are treating it with antibiotic cream. They have said that she doesn't have a nappy rash. I was wondering if this is just part of the process of the body deteriorating? Apparently when my grandfather was dying he developed a really bad thrush type infection before he passed away. I was wondering if anybody has seen this before and know what is best to treat it with, or if it is just part of the deterioration? The doctor is visiting her later on in the week.
Thank you for any responses.
Lisa x