Hey guys!!!!
Only me again. I had 4 days respite last week and it's made me realise how big all this feels. I felt lethargic and lazy and pretty down. And that unlike me!
But hey ho back battling on now and feeling ok about it all again! Took dad to my house for a father's dad BBQ and it was very enjoyable we are all very lucky in the sense that so far dad's dementia has actually made him far more cheery and amenable.. he's still a grumpy old fart but more of a happy grumpy old fart thesedays...any way I digress!!
I'm actually after a little bit of advise if possible please!
Dad has this stubborn cough, it's chesty and horrible, it sounds productive but he never really brings anything up I'm in talk with his doctors and drug specialists tweaking medication etc... but he's currently cannot lay flat and is sleeping really really badly. He coughs untill he chokes then gets panicked because he cannot get his breath..
He's got a fancy bed that the top and bottom move up and down I've played with that lots and got him pretty upright. But he's not comfortable for very long... I've just walked in to check on him before I go to sleep and he was sat slumped sat on the edge of his bed sleeping.. when I woke him he just said it's the only way he can get comfy...
So do you wonderful lot have any suggestions for some remedies or things we can try to get him comfortable to sleep... He's getting very very little sleep and what he is getting is disrupted constantly..
Any suggestions welcome 🤗 thanks you!!
LPT