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mahina

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9. He has a compassionate personality and also very strong and one could say, stubborn.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 07:36 PM

Dec 11

For a while there his stories were about a big fight he got into when he was a kid, which he was fixing on even before the fall,but yesterday‘s stories were about different challenges he is facing in his medical care there and with the administration whom he takes issue with on several points. They are 20 minute . mini lectures which it are difficult to get through, but to get through the same one over and over is really freaking trying. He is not remembering follow up care that he’s receiving, some of which is very important.
We are all working, some of us at more than one job and it’s not possible to be there when the doctors drop in which is occasional. His beautiful wife has her own problems and goes to see him regularly, but isn’t the one to be taking notes or keeping a record of what is going on. It’s all a really lot. Thank you.

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A very beloved senior in my family is now repeating himself with long stories two or three times an hour [View all] mahina Dec 11 OP

My best recommendation would be to get him to see a neurologist for cognitive testing. alwaysinasnit Dec 11 #1

That is a great idea. Do you tell the person that they are having cognitive issues? mahina Dec 11 #2

In a somewhat similar situation i took happy feet Dec 11 #7

When i took happy feet Dec 11 #8

That is a really good idea, thank you mahina Dec 11 #12

Maybe you could give a little white lie and say that you want to make sure that his fall did not affect alwaysinasnit Dec 11 #21

Did he hit his head when he fell? Irish_Dem Dec 11 #3

He has a compassionate personality and also very strong and one could say, stubborn. mahina Dec 11 #9

Can you talk to the charge nurse? Irish_Dem Dec 11 #16

Thank you, it's really encouraging to hear that you came back from it. Hoping you are very well. Aloha. mahina Dec 11 #17

I am doing great now, thanks. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #18

He can walk and move around now, the damage was to his lower spine mahina Dec 11 #22

If he's in a care facility due to a fall, tanyev Dec 11 #4

Yes they should do a blood panel. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #5

Oh, that is a good idea. Surgery was already two months ago now. mahina Dec 11 #6

Even high untreated blood pressure problems can cause mental problems questionseverything Dec 11 #10

Wow, did not know that! Thank you! mahina Dec 11 #11

It's not unusual for someone who has slight cognitive Phoenix61 Dec 11 #13

Some medications can cause things like that. Clouds Passing Dec 11 #14

My brother in-law, bless his heart, tells me the same stories but over time like weeks between visits yaesu Dec 11 #15

Be sure to watch for UTIs. viva la Dec 11 #19

It's so difficult. Tom Dyer Dec 11 #20

See if an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist is warranted. phylny Dec 16 #23