tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post4978301373559918294..comments2023-09-28T03:00:38.999-07:00Comments on The Lewy Body Rollercoaster: Lewy Body Dementia and EatingThe Whitworths of Arizonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887677292107869890noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-14181262124404310622020-01-12T21:10:35.508-08:002020-01-12T21:10:35.508-08:00That does make communication difficult. I imagine ...That does make communication difficult. I imagine you use touch too. Have you tried singing? Music uses a different route to the brain.The Whitworths of Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887677292107869890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-54440385061337402562020-01-12T08:03:27.237-08:002020-01-12T08:03:27.237-08:00can not do hand signals or expressions due to she ...can not do hand signals or expressions due to she is clinically blind everything I do has to be word of mouthTsmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251021942223209733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-2182043339964218802020-01-11T12:35:46.022-08:002020-01-11T12:35:46.022-08:00Try hand signals, facial expressions and such. Sh...Try hand signals, facial expressions and such. Shutting down is probably a sign that it is just too confusing to deal with. The ability to communicate via non-verbals lasts much longer than via words. Your wife is likely hallucinating her "visitors." This is normal with LBD. The Whitworths of Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887677292107869890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-26400309502295137152020-01-08T10:49:21.143-08:002020-01-08T10:49:21.143-08:00My wife is in the latter stages of LBD in the earl...My wife is in the latter stages of LBD in the early mornings she can talk to her self but when I ask her a question she shuts down. doesn't know what I'm asking. doesn't know my name nor her own. she is now eating apples sauce oatmeal mix because sometimes swallowing becomes an issue even drinking. she's always talking to her mom or sister who have pasted thank you for your reponse.Tsmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251021942223209733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-32144997607377472272019-12-29T06:40:06.397-08:002019-12-29T06:40:06.397-08:00Additional disabilities can make your job even mor...Additional disabilities can make your job even more difficult. My heart goes out to you. You don't say what stage of LBD your loved one is in, but if it is the last stages, a person's digestive system shuts down before their awareness does. People at this stage will reject food and if you force it, trying to digest it can be painful. However, if she isn't that far along, I just read a study where staff used touch along with the verbal encouragement I'm sure you are already using to get their patients to eat more. Nothing works with everyone but I do wish you good luck.The Whitworths of Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887677292107869890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-27103281721029316742019-12-28T15:25:32.469-08:002019-12-28T15:25:32.469-08:00As you explained about using colored plated or smi...As you explained about using colored plated or smile at them well doesn't help if there clinically blind. it's hard to get her to drink or eat in this stage of LBD.Tsmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251021942223209733noreply@blogger.com