Hi Carrie,
Any infection can be enough to send someone into a
confused state for a few days but a week does sound
strange. My dad had a UTI and that made him worse (had
a fall, had to got to A &E and was more confused for a
few days till antibiotics kicked in). I work in a
hospital too and see that pattern with patients with
chest infections/pneumonia. Is he ok physically??
Kaye
--- Carrie <ibcarrieat@...> wrote:

> After almost a year of being stable (as stable can
> be for a WKS
> patient in a nursing home)my dad has all of the
> sudden slipped into a
> deeply confused state. He has reverted back at least
> 35 years. He was
> taken to the ER last Sunday and found to have slight
> pneumonia and
> elevated calcium levels. If he doesn't snap out of
> this state, they
> are sending him to a Behavior Hospital. So far this
> episode has lasted
> at it's worst, a week. I spoke directly to dad's
> doctor on Thursday.
> They just don't know what's happening. This is
> tough. My dad is in
> Arizona and I'm in California. I remember others
> have had experience
> with their WKS loved one and urinary tract
> infections. Have any of you
> ever noticed a pattern with episodes? Since my dad
> was first diagnosed
> with WKS, he has had a really bad episode every 18
> months. When he was
> put into the nursing home, I thought they would
> subside. I'm puzzled.
> This also leaves me wondering when and if he comes
> out of this, will
> he have to re-adjust to his surrounds all over
> again. When will it all
> end?
>
>



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