Over the past several days a number of dramatic changes have occurred in Mother’s condition.
- Three days ago she could suck on a straw, the preferred way of taking in a fair amount of liquids and especially protein milk shakes. And then two days ago she could no longer use a straw.
- Last week she was able to turn in the direction of a voice, but this is not possible anymore.
- Mother now closes her eyes for the most of the day. She moves in and out of sleeping periods, some short and others much longer, but even when she is not asleep Mother’s eyes are closed. When she does open them her eyes seem to be focused on something high up and far away, as if she is focusing on something far in the distance.
- Swallowing is becoming more difficult.
As Our Parents Age So Do We 
Great blog. I am going to add you to my blog roll. I have a Mother in the end stages of Alzhiemr’s disease. Here is the link to my blog if you care to check it out. Feel free to link as well. Here is the link to the blog-
http://www.AlzheimersSpeaks.Wordpress.com
I will also add you to my resource website Alzheimer’s Speaks. here is the lin to that as well
http://www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com
Keep up the good work
Lori La Bey
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Hi Lori,
I am regularly reading your blog, AlzheimersSpeaks,and your thoughts and ideas are helpful and focused. Thank you for your comments about my by blog. I’ll also add AlzheimersSpeaks to my blog list, which I should have done ages ago.
Thanks for stopping by!
Best,
Marti Weston
http://www.asourparentsage.wordpress.com
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