Guest guest Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Today at breakfast as I was feeding Bob he became unresponsive for about 3-5 minutes. His eyes were staring straight into space and he was making a " snoring " type of sound in his throat, and became very pale. I thought he was dying right then! He did not respond at all to loud calling his name or rubbing his sternum with my knuckles quite hard. I hooked the eggs out of his mouth with my fingers and sent my sil to find a nurse and bring her. I put his oxygen on and he pinked up. By the time the nurse arrived he had started to blink. She took his vitals and they were okay, but he had perked up by then a little. The RN said she heard some extra valve type sounds and irregular heartbeat when she listened to his heart. He did not appear to be in any pain. A seizure maybe? The Rehab Center doctor was called and informed. Bob is a DNR so they are just watching him and checking his vitals a little more often. I would not want him to go to the hospital or have any tests or anything like a pacemaker at this point, as he is too far gone in dementia and has little quality of life as it is. Later this afternoon he could not drink from a straw at all. He was agitated for 3 hours this afternoon while my sil sat with him and I took a break. However he rallied and ate well for me at supper time. Every day it is something different now. My sil flies home Monday and we will be on our own again then. Pat M. Wife/caregiver of Bob 76, dx PD 2003, LBD 2009, now ten days post second hip surgery and in a Rehab Center for the 3rd time this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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