Hoping for a turn-around with my MIL

Prayers for you all. We just learned a friend has had a sudden onset of dementia. One of the most intelligent articulate people I have ever met. They are working on finding the cause.

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She is looking relaxed and happier now, at least. They figured out the right medication to calm her down. They gave her Ativan the other day and it made her agitation worse! She was screaming, ra...

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I hope she continues to show improvement. Glad things are quieting down. We should all eat better.  I have GOT to get back to the gym!!

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Yesterday was uneventful for her other than that she is still in the ICU but nothing new so we'll take it. She also seems calmer, none of the screaming, ranting and agitation. She is definitely c...

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I just saw this. I'm so sorry you all are going through it. Will be praying for you (plural). Dementia is only a symptom and many things can cause it. Yes, including UTIs. I know that's not wha...

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She got transferred back to UCI yesterday afternoon which disoriented her even further. She called my husband wondering why she was in the hospital and worried about being there for no reason and...

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Recently read a good book on memory which touched on dementia. The author was a very well known neurologist. He described a case of an older lady who was a well-known volunteer around the hospita...

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Prayers and good thoughts for your MIL! Wishing her a fast recovery.

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My MIL had surgery last Thursday to place a shunt in her brain to help with increased pressures from her spinal fluid not draining well. She has been having increased falls, dementia, tantrums an...

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