Hi Carrie,
I don't have any answers then!
I hope everything goes ok when you go to see him
Kaye x
--- carrie buckingham <ibcarrieat@...> wrote:

> Kaye,
> The doctor had suspected hypercalcemia but
> physically my dad seems fine. No muscle pain. He's
> up wandering around a lot. This is unusual for him.
> He normally keeps to himself and stays in his room.
> Last weekend, he packed his bags late at night and
> left the facility. They found him outside looking
> for his wife, "the blond". If he was looking for my
> mom, they have been divorced for at least 35 years.
> He also was telling them he worked for the Sheriff's
> department and was in California. This was all true
> 35 years ago. My dad is not a small man. Him
> believing he's a cop, makes him even more dangerous
> when he's unstable.
> My son, mom and I are going up there in April. I'm
> torn over the visit.While I really want to see him,
> I have always represented going home to him. He
> can't go home. Ever. It just tears me up inside.
> I'm planning to call one of the nurses I spoke with
> last weekend. One who knows my dad. His regular
> nurse has been on vacation and the fill in nurse
> wasn't very helpful. I don't blame her though. Not
> only does she not know my dad, she doesn't know who
> I am.
> This is all so hard to handle being out of state.
>
> Thanks for listening.
> Carrie
>
> Kaye Wood <apollo210c@...> wrote:
> 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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