Day 4

I am actually writing Day 4 on the day after because I was too exhausted last night to do it. The f ourth night was pretty much the same- crying, calling for mother- but she was able to use the bedside commode instead of the bed- yeah- small little step but it felt huge to me and to her- she knows she is doing all of this strange behavior but she doesnt know how to tell me that she can stop it- she did say some really strange things during the night- of which I was up and down probably 7 times- once she said she was dying and that there was blood all over her- and she also said that she had more than two legs and they were all twisted up- I am trying to research sleep disorders among alzheimers patients like this- but haven't found any that match what she is doing- I really think it is her Dilantin- they sent her home taking 400 mg before bed- 2 days ago I reduced it to 200 and I plan to keep reducing until we are down to 100 mg or none- she only had one seizure and this does not mean she will ever have another one- the dilantin is for seizures- I really think it is contributing to her night time confusion and mania- During the day we had a big day planned because it was Saturday- and Saturday in the South means football- Roll Tide football for us- and my husband Jerry was going to get to watch the game his new Bama room in his new recliner. I had decorated this room with Bama memorabilia and purchased a crimson recliner for him on our anniversary this month. I dressed Momma in a Bama sweatshirt for the day and I made chili for us and any other friends that may drop by during the game- my 92 year old mother-in-law came by and my dear friend, Linda came by offering to watch momma while I took a nap. I thanked her but told her I wanted to watch the game- she stayed anyway and we all enjoyed talking and watching the game- I dozed off for anout 30 minutes. Bama won- but it was a nail biter! After the game, momma and I finished the puzzle watched a little tv and by 8:30 she was ready for bed- will tell you what happened on my next post Day 5...