Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Friday, August 16, 2019
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
Empathy
"Ministero and her colleagues recently studied whether feeling bad for people in need makes us more likely to help them. They presented study participants with a story and photo of a child or multiple children suffering from hunger, violence, and poor living conditions. Then, they asked participants questions like, “How sympathetic do you feel?”—and also asked them if they wanted to help.When they reported feeling empathic concern for the children, however, participants actually ended up donating less money to them. On the other hand, people who expressed a desire to help the children in the study were more likely to donate, and they also gave larger amounts of money.Ministero also found that when people expressed a desire to help someone in trouble, this desire—unlike people’s feelings of empathy—did not diminish as the number of victims grew larger. In fact, the desire to help grew stronger as the need for help increased."
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
College In California
Reminds me of a cousin's son and a friend with daughters.
The College Financial-Aid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up
The College Financial-Aid Guardianship Loophole and the Woman Who Thought It Up
Monday, July 15, 2019
Dementia, Parkinson's
- https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352013 Holy cow
- https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-dementia-symptoms-types-and-diagnosis
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia Nice
- Neuroscience News: Iron in brain shows cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s.
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/parkinson-s-sufferer-had-to-crawl-through-heathrow-security-q6pknf8hw
- https://www.helpguide.org/articles/alzheimers-dementia-aging/living-with-dementia.htm
- https://www.dementiablog.org/life-with-dementia-my-familys-experience/ "Things which have been misplaced moved from ‘lost’ to ‘stolen’ and accusations were made which were hurtful when you were only trying to help. The person with dementia feels in some way violated but can’t describe either reason or cause. People and places from forty, fifty and sixty years ago become real and present again whilst the events of yesterday are forgotten. You are no longer recognised as a family member and any sense of gratitude is lost."
- https://www.crossroadshospice.com/hospice-caregiver-support/end-of-life-signs/dementia/
Final Two-to-Three MonthsSpeech limited to six words or less per day
Final Days/WeeksHands, feet, arms and legs may be increasingly cold to the touch
- Difficulty in swallowing or choking on liquids or food
- Unable to walk or sit upright without assistance
- Incontinence
- Inability to swallow
- Terminal agitation or restlessness
- An increasing amount of time asleep or drifting into unconsciousness
- Changes in breathing, including shallow breaths or periods without breathing for several seconds or up to a minute
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/daytime-naps-linked-to-early-warning-for-alzheimers-3l0lf6nlw
- https://www.caregiver.org/caregivers-guide-understanding-dementia-behaviors
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/good-heart-health-in-middle-age-may-lower-your-risk-of-dementia-p5l2t2zbd
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/low-blood-pressure-averts-dementia-sdfd2gkgn
Dementia with hip fracture
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Hip Implant And Catheter
Leading to Fall
She fell down around 2pm on sat jun 15, on the way to the toilet. I had left her hand for a few seconds in BR1 when she fell down heavily on her side and hit the built-in cupboard. She was conscious and in tremendous pain. I called jeyam healthcare the next day. Ramesh was out of town so siva attended. Since she complained of chest pain, he suspected a heart attack. He gave some medication which were the repeat of what ramesh had prescribed 3 days earlier when ramesh checked her don't a regular visit. Siva suggested that we check for a couple of days and if the pain persisted then we should get an x ray.
On Monday morning she was very much in pain and we had a very different time lifting her from the bed. During the previous week she had difficulty walking. She couldn't move her legs. The hip bone was already very weak. Saturday's fall finished it.
I called prithika. She suggested that we get an x ray and an ortho to check. After lunch on Monday, arranged an ambulance and reached river at 1130. MLN looked at x ray and recommended surgery by next morning. He told me that she would likely start walking at least a few steps with a walker by Wednesday, the day after surgery.
I checked with her and confirmed to LmN.
Admission
She checked in at 530pm. All the tim staye we were waiting for a semi room to get free. I left her with priya And returned by 730pm. Next morning, Tuesday, she was taken from her room at 6AM, by 830AM she was back into observation room. And by noon she was back in her own room. Everything was stable on Tuesday. By Wednesday when the physio came, the issues started. She couldn't even stand on her legs even with 2 people holding her shoulders. The same continued on thu, then fri. Meanwhile i told the doctors that person they should see her in (in)action with the Physiotherapist. They said no, it wasn't required and they all understood each other's work and that they would be in touch with each other.
On Thu, the tall physio guy said that her getting better will depend on her own strength and will power and that he wouldn't be able to do anything. The neurologist said that she is in pain and had recently undergone surgery And her medications had been stopped for 2 days and hence this would be a little rocky and not to focus on the temporary issue.
By Friday it was obvious that it would be a long journey to get back to her pre fall status and that she would be bedridden and unable to walk when she returned home.
Meanwhile GHP was acting up and it took a desperate call with maha on Saturday to sort this out. GHP was sorted out by 1pm on sat. We returned by ambulance by 430pm. She was very weak and had a catheter attached. She slept till 8pm and then had a glass of apple juice and threptin and slept again. She was fed in a sleeping position on sat night.
Sunday morning dhanam, attendant, arrived. Priya and dhanam cleaned her up. She sat in the wheel chair till 11am by which time she finished her lunch. We moved her from wheel chair to bed in hall. As of 130pm she is still sleeping. She will have tea around 330pm or 4pm. We will keep it in a flask. Dinner around 630pm.
Physio could not come today, kavya apologized. He will start coming from tomorrow. Review with Ortho team is in a week which can be handled by dhanam's organization. Need to confirm with gayatri about neuro review on Monday at 2pm.
The next millstone is her being able to move from sleeping to sitting position and sitting to standing position and vice versa without trouble. This will lead to catheter removal.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
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