Sheri has noticed a pattern
When Bob is in pain
"Al" takes the forefront
Yesterday Bob was in a lot of discomfort
He could barely stand or walk
Sheri was concerned that he might fall again
By noon Bob was nowhere to be found
"Al" was putting words in Bob's mouth
Things Bob is familiar with "Al" knows nothing about
As she has said before Sheri HATES this disease...
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Hello Sheri. I hate this disease too.
ReplyDeleteI read an article from the UK the other day, it talked about a "water club" that the nurses instituted. Dehydration is prevalent in folks with Alzheimer's, they lose their thirst response. They don't know when they're thirsty... hence dehydration.
My mom has been pretty wild lately, similar to Bob and Al. I had her tested for a UTI. Negative.
I couldn't figure out what the problem could be. I knew that something needed to be the trigger.
Thinking about my mom's behaviors and connecting the dots, I realized that my mom could be dehydrated. I checked dehydration symptoms on line and sure enough, she had all the symptoms.
I was able to convince her to drink water. I'm not sure how I did it. I made her chicken soup with chicken wings - she ate it up and the bad behaviors began to become less pronounced.
She's coming back around, it's been 3 days since I've been loading her up with fluids and keeping her from sitting in the hot sun all day long. The heat and humidity seem to bring out her "people."
I never realized how dehydration can cause such intense dementia symptoms.
One thing I forgot to mention, dehydration can cause weakness and fatigue. In the article that I had read from the UK where they instituted the water club, folks were able to walk and had fewer falls.
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