Head on chest

prov1kenobi

this might seem like a frivolous post. I believe that my brother is well into stage 6 of alzheimers. He show alot of the symptoms. my LO was a practicing attorney. He is very intelligent and narcissistic. He, too, went into the hospital because of covid, and came out having been diagnosed with dementia.

he does not eat alot, and does not sleep well. He thinks he is in a lodge and does not think that he lives in his house. this morning, I got up to sit with him…there he was…asleep om his couch. I know he went to bed in his own room ( i had to show him where it was ). All of a sudden he sat up, yawned, stretched his arms, and wrnt back to “sleeep” with his chin resting on his chest. 

My father died from Alzheimers. for the last few years of his life, he sat in a wheelchair, and “slept” with his chin resting on his chest.

My question is, is this a typical behavior ? is this a sign of anything ? are they awake ?

i wonder sometimes if my brother is awake

i am just looking for some insight into this

Jo C.

One question that arises is what medications is your brother on?  It would be good to look at each and every one of them online to assess for side effects.  Some meds can also interact with one another. The other way to determine if something other than dementia is going on, is to get him  to his primary care doctor for an exam if you can do so, and have a full cafeteria level of blood labs drawn as well as a urine test to see if there is anything negative happening with any of his body systems or an infection may be causing this outcome that can be treated.  Doctor can also take a look at the meds and see if anything raises questions; but do look the meds up yourself.

Wonder if there is a long haul effect from his having had COVID infection.  All of this points to getting him to his primary care MD to rule in or out various possibilities, otherwise it is just guessing. Wishing you good luck with this.

Your brother is truly blessed to have such a caringand loving sibling to be an advocate for him.

J.