Hello again
My mum was sort of OK 18months ago. She had many physical probs plus being an insulin dependant diabetic for over 40 years.
My sister visited for a couple of days and she slept in the room next to mum so that I could get a decent sleep. In the early hours my sister woke me to say mum had fallen out of bed.When I got to my mums room she was lying face down with arms back along the body. I immediatley turned her over and the rest of what happened is history.
I guess that mum had been face down in the carpet for approx 5 mins+. It was from that day onward that I noticed the confusion in her. The doctor said the confusion was due to TIAs which is fair enough but it is a "chicken and egg" problem. Did mum fall out of bed due to a TIA or having fallen out of bed abd being face down for that time the TIAs started then leading to Dementia?
I know this a complicated question and I would never ever say to my sister that she should have turned mum over before getting me.
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Regards
Snuffy
My mum was sort of OK 18months ago. She had many physical probs plus being an insulin dependant diabetic for over 40 years.
My sister visited for a couple of days and she slept in the room next to mum so that I could get a decent sleep. In the early hours my sister woke me to say mum had fallen out of bed.When I got to my mums room she was lying face down with arms back along the body. I immediatley turned her over and the rest of what happened is history.
I guess that mum had been face down in the carpet for approx 5 mins+. It was from that day onward that I noticed the confusion in her. The doctor said the confusion was due to TIAs which is fair enough but it is a "chicken and egg" problem. Did mum fall out of bed due to a TIA or having fallen out of bed abd being face down for that time the TIAs started then leading to Dementia?
I know this a complicated question and I would never ever say to my sister that she should have turned mum over before getting me.
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Regards
Snuffy