texgrl
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- Oct 23, 2007
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i'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this. my mother in law was diagnosed with ALS in August of 2007. She has progressed to the point that she no longer is able to walk or stand, and has almost no use of her arms.
she is having frequent bouts with crying and yesterday was crying and asking her husband why he was letting her live this way. she wanted to take all of her pills and even went so far as to ask him to get a gun.
her breathing is pretty shallow these days............
I am at a loss as to what to do. In my other posts, i've mentioned that my mother in law has refused to go to the clinic, didn't want a bi-pap, definitely didn't want a feeding tube, basically she has refused everything but medication at this point.
we are waiting on a call from the doctor today, but i thought i would see if anyone has experienced this here. is this a cognitive problem or is this CO 2 levels getting high or what? both my husband and i and her husband are a wreck over what is going on.
she is having frequent bouts with crying and yesterday was crying and asking her husband why he was letting her live this way. she wanted to take all of her pills and even went so far as to ask him to get a gun.
her breathing is pretty shallow these days............
I am at a loss as to what to do. In my other posts, i've mentioned that my mother in law has refused to go to the clinic, didn't want a bi-pap, definitely didn't want a feeding tube, basically she has refused everything but medication at this point.
we are waiting on a call from the doctor today, but i thought i would see if anyone has experienced this here. is this a cognitive problem or is this CO 2 levels getting high or what? both my husband and i and her husband are a wreck over what is going on.