My mom has had 3 strokes & approximately 10 TIAs. The last being Aug '14. She was admitted to Hospice services for Failure to Thrive. She had improved enough for Hospice to discharge her by Dec "14. Due to my father's passing, I moved her from CA, to live with me in WA., in February. Suddenly in mid-March, she began to feed herself, use the commode all day long, and she is now walking with a walker from her bedroom to our living room. Her memory has not improved. We had expected her to continue to decline. But to our surprise, she gets better every day.
Has anyone experienced this? Should I ask for PT/OT, for reconditioning?
I am well aware that the next stroke or TIA will probably set her way back again. Just grateful to see her healthier again.
The only dietary changes I made was changing her Ensure to Ensure Plus, and changing her yogurt to Activia Greek. This was to increase her protein and settle down her gut/diarrhea. Now she eats so well, she doesn't need Ensure.
Thank you all for this informative website.
Blessings to all caregivers and your loved ones.
I would like my husband to go. We live in So. Cal. where there are lots of choices. The FDA has approved hyperbaric oxygen treatment for only ten conditions, e.g., Caissons disease, severe diabetic foot wounds, etc. Costs range from more than $2K a visit at UCLA, $1200-1500 at posh places. I found a place in town that is less than $100 a visit and discounts go with multiple treatments. Michael Jackson wasn't crazy. A lot of wealthy people buy the machines to have at home. I'd like to try it myself.
Canyon727: The brain is an amazing organ, capable of creating new pathways where others have been destroyed. Exercise is the best medicine for body and brain. Sounds like you're doing a great job. Brava!
LOVE to hear sucessful stories like yours so many sad ones!Go girl!!!!