Re: Re: Millie doesn't know where the toilet is/Carol

[Guest guest]

Carol, Millie might be dehydrated since she is asking for water so much.

Dehydration can cause them to have weird behaviors too. My husband does that

restless in and out of bed thing when he is dehydrated. He starts to pull and

tug on sheets and takes pillow cases off and real restless type things, but the

toileting issues sound a lot like lack of visuospatial awareness to me.

Millie is probably having an off day and in a day or two will be back to

herself. That is why LBD is Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. One day is up and the next

down. You never know where you are at with a LO.

Jan

adhd5464 wrote:

There is a dark rug between the sink and the toilet, so I guess I

have to go shopping.

I will get a set with the toilet rug so that there will be more

contrast.

We have started her on antibiotics for a suspected UTI.

Can't see taking her into the emergency room for thousands of dollars

of tests, because they never just examine the pee. Of course it is

too late to get her into the dr. office. We do have the test strips,

so we can test it ourselves.

Trying to keep Millie in a small curtained area is crazy.

All of the sudden today I had to chop up Millie's food.

She is in and out of her bed.

She has asked for water many times today, so that is good.

We are upping the hours of care because she has gotten so much more

helpless in the past few days.

The manatees should be up our river with the cold snap we just had,

but I doubt I can leave Millie long enough to go play.

Monday morning is going to be hard.

I had such high hopes for getting a lot done these last two weeks.

Thanks for listening!

carol

> > > Carol, I forgot to mention, because of the lack of spatial

> > awareness I fogot to mention that sometimes the dark rug seems to

> > look like an open space to drop into and they are afraid to step

in

> > that space. Too dark could be a problem, get a solid color that

off

> > sets it from the toilet.

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> > Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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[Guest guest]

Carol,

I wonder if you can thin Gatorade down with water and it might be less " sour. "

Same with any thing she is drinking.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

Re: Millie doesn't know where the toilet is/Carol

Janet,

She hasn't been drinking as much lately, and I am aware because I

have spent so much time with her.

She thinks Gatorade tastes sour, now.

She thought my diet cola tasted spicy.

I will also get contrasting bath mat as she still insists on taking

her own baths.

I have called the middle brother to let him know how things are going.

We don't want any arguments about Millie's care if things turn south.

going to the store to get bath mat and toilet rug.

Carol

> > > > Carol, I forgot to mention, because of the lack of spatial

> > > awareness I fogot to mention that sometimes the dark rug seems

to

> > > look like an open space to drop into and they are afraid to

step

> in

> > > that space. Too dark could be a problem, get a solid color that

> off

> > > sets it from the toilet.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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