Svechina
New member
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2012
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Linden
Hi - my mother in law was diagnosed in May 2011; it began with slurring of the speech and difficulty performing her daily functions. In addition to ALS, she was also diagnosed with Dementia. The past few months she has degressed so quickly and on Tuesday she went into cardiac arrest. She has been in ICU, on a ventilator and the doctors did a hypothermia treatment where her body is cooled for 24 hours and then warmed for another 24 hours to prevent brain damage, now we are waiting for her to wake up so we cam judge how much brain damage was done.
The doctors are talking about traching her, what are your experiences with a trach? We are afraid of making the wrong decision, she definatly needs the feeding tube but we are afraid of her reaction to both.
Please advise!
The doctors are talking about traching her, what are your experiences with a trach? We are afraid of making the wrong decision, she definatly needs the feeding tube but we are afraid of her reaction to both.
Please advise!