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Hospital to Rehap = Late Stage of Alzheimer's

BJACKSON
BJACKSON Member Posts: 6
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My DH was taken to the hospital where he was discovered to have fluid in his lungs. While being treated for 5 days he caught the flu there. He walked into the hospital and could clearly be understood. After spending 3 weeks there and losing 22 pounds he was transferred to rehap. Now he does not walk, can barely speak and is not interested in eating. I do not know what to do. This is his first week in rehap. I do not recognize this person who pulls out the oxygen, tries to bite and kick the medical attendants. I tell him when he improves he can come with me but I do not see it happening soon. He is terribly agitated and I am unhappy to see my DH in this state. What to do?

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  • trottingalong
    trottingalong Member Posts: 967
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    my husband does get hospital delirium. Thankfully the hospital staff is wonderful and understands this. Last time he tried to escape thinking he was being held hostage by the cartel. I was also a Russian spy. He was very angry, in a rage. So foreign to who my husband is. He bounced back quickly after getting back home. I was lucky to have a hospital doctor who had a father with dementia. She felt the sooner I got my husband home, the better. He had a lung infection. Antibiotics worked and unfortunately the steroids exacerbated the rage. Me spending the night with my husband made a big difference. He does not remember any of this. Is it possible to take him home with physical therapy or would that in itself be too much of a burden for you.

  • BJACKSON
    BJACKSON Member Posts: 6
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    I feel it would be a burden at this moment since he is not strong to feed himself. I am willing to give the rehap two more weeks. His breathing is still not stable.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
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