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    • CommentAuthorSally
    • CommentTimeSep 11th 2008
     
    Today is truly not a good day for me. I have been up, made bread, stuffed peppers, sealed 12 servings of stew, diced the tops of the peppers I stuffed and vacced them for use in the winter read the paper, had coffee and my oatmeal plus all the other usual morning time things. It is 12:23 pm and my husband is not up yet. He was up at 10:30am and wanted to use the bathroom and then wanted to go back to bed. I have a moniter on and I physically check him every 15 minutes or so. He is sleeping extremely soundly. This has been the pattern for the last week or so. At 8:00 or so he is ready for bed for the night. Sometimes he will even take a nap. Should I wake him???? Should I let him sleep??? As usual he is still extremely easy to care for. He is still on Razadyne ER and Namenda. Just don't know what to do. I thank the Good Lord daily that he has remained easy to care for. I am beside myself with the length of sleeping. Usually 12-14 hours was the norm............... Nancy
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    Nancy-I don't know where you get your energy. Eddie is reaching end stage and using more energy than you can imagine just being awake. So sorry.
    Your friend,
    Nora
    • CommentAuthorSally
    • CommentTimeSep 11th 2008
     
    I guess I should have added that he has a doctor's appointment Monday ...Nancy
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      CommentAuthorStarling*
    • CommentTimeSep 11th 2008 edited
     
    Definitely go over this with the doctor during the appointment.

    Does that doctor have an advice nurse or a staff member who can take questions? Because I think you might want to ask your questions now. Not that I think anything in particular is wrong, because I don't know anything about this symptom. But just because asking and getting an answer might make you feel better.
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      CommentAuthorNikki
    • CommentTimeSep 11th 2008
     
    Sally, I am sorry ... it is so hard isn't it? I am not sure what stage your husband is in..
    Lynn is in late stage 6 and since last December he too sleeps most of the time. The
    only way I can tempt him out of bed is with food, he eats like a horse.. or if I 'bribe"
    him with a day out and promise to take him to lunch. All his doctors have said it is
    part of the progression of the disease. I am SOOO sick of hearing that, but it is
    true. Thinking of you Nikki