I have to share: My parents had a very bad fall (no pun intended). My aunt fell and fractured her pelvis in November, then had a massive stroke in a seemingly good rehab center. A couple of weeks later my dad fell and broke a hip. THEN, my mom fell and broke her collar bone on a visit to my dad. Subsequently, she had a stroke in rehab that went UNNOTICED by the staff. We were begging them to check her urine/give her antibiotics, because she was suddenly catatonic. Flash forward a few months. M&D are home with full time caretakers. We (the kids) learn that Dad has stage 4 cancer. He was in denial. So then he got pneumonia ... You know what? I can't even finish typing this out. What I want to say is that we were all with my dad when he died. It was difficult but we all pulled together. I'm worried about my mom no longer having him around. And I am just SO SAD. So I'm looking for a little comfort, I guess!
take a deep breath, do some research, o gosh, .... Just get yourself as together as possible, I normally do not answer such questions as I am so new myself....I feel you sadness... someone much more knowledgeable will be along shortly?
How was it determined that your Mom had a stroke? I am wondering about my Mom, but at this point I am attributing the increased sleep, unstableness in walking, etc to the flu shot she had yesterday. In the past 30 hours she has been awake for only four hours.
my aunt isnt far from death from dementia herself right now . shes being given ativan to calm her agitation too . sudden heart failure is probably a better scenario than the inevitable prolonged hallucinations and paranoia to come . " comfort " meds are for end stage patients who arent expected to get better . i think theyre the humane approach even when they constitute a risk .
I lost my dad last year. I'm hoping to move on any day now. :-(
I sincerely wish you and your family peace and love to share.
L