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Very Dire Life Update :(
9 years ago
My grandfather suffered a stroke a year ago, on top of dementia. Sadly he had to stop the medicine that slowed down the dementia's progress, in favor of the seizure stroke medicine to help actually keep him alive.
Well this past saturday, he was doing fine. My grandmother was able to get him down stairs, he walked with her, he was able to talk to her, well later in the afternoon she notices that he suddenly is slumping HARD to his left side and was completely unable to talk and even walk. The doctors said it was another stroke...
I went over saturday night and assisted my grandmother, I had to lift 165 pounds of absolute dead weight from a wheel chair. While were trying to move him, my grandfather has his eyes completely closed and won't open them. We did get him upstairs into his bed safely.
Today my mother comes and picks me up, and we go to my grandmothers. We then take apart the entire dining room, this consists of a huge leaf let table, a grandfather clock, a desk, a set of drawers in a oak dresser. We then unload a twin box spring, frame and mattress from the back of my moms pick up, and we put this bed together. After this, we go upstairs to the second floor and take apart my grandfathers hospital bed.
THIS bed has railings the lifts the motor the flipping works...we got it apart, and then we got BOTH parts downstairs, we then put it back together. Afterwards...I assist my grandmother in getting my grandfather in his bed, and getting him undressed.
He has reached the point in the dementia where he is suffering from his limbs locking up, and he is unable to feed himself. He has lost a great deal of weight..and he is sunken in on the stomach and ribs...me and my mom both know...that he's not long for this time...We are setting up hospice to come in and help..make things easier..unfortunately we don't know how long it will take for Hospice to come.
Until they are set up, I will be doing night assists on Monday nights and Wednesday nights. If my grandfather does take a turn for the worse...I will try to post a journal because I don't know what I'll do, I know me and my mom have already been talking and we are prepared to be the rocks for my grandmother. She has been married to my grandfather for over 50+ Years now.
-Spark
Well this past saturday, he was doing fine. My grandmother was able to get him down stairs, he walked with her, he was able to talk to her, well later in the afternoon she notices that he suddenly is slumping HARD to his left side and was completely unable to talk and even walk. The doctors said it was another stroke...
I went over saturday night and assisted my grandmother, I had to lift 165 pounds of absolute dead weight from a wheel chair. While were trying to move him, my grandfather has his eyes completely closed and won't open them. We did get him upstairs into his bed safely.
Today my mother comes and picks me up, and we go to my grandmothers. We then take apart the entire dining room, this consists of a huge leaf let table, a grandfather clock, a desk, a set of drawers in a oak dresser. We then unload a twin box spring, frame and mattress from the back of my moms pick up, and we put this bed together. After this, we go upstairs to the second floor and take apart my grandfathers hospital bed.
THIS bed has railings the lifts the motor the flipping works...we got it apart, and then we got BOTH parts downstairs, we then put it back together. Afterwards...I assist my grandmother in getting my grandfather in his bed, and getting him undressed.
He has reached the point in the dementia where he is suffering from his limbs locking up, and he is unable to feed himself. He has lost a great deal of weight..and he is sunken in on the stomach and ribs...me and my mom both know...that he's not long for this time...We are setting up hospice to come in and help..make things easier..unfortunately we don't know how long it will take for Hospice to come.
Until they are set up, I will be doing night assists on Monday nights and Wednesday nights. If my grandfather does take a turn for the worse...I will try to post a journal because I don't know what I'll do, I know me and my mom have already been talking and we are prepared to be the rocks for my grandmother. She has been married to my grandfather for over 50+ Years now.
-Spark
