grp_believes_in_God
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Currently Dad is close to advanced stage. He can't use his right hand whatsoever. His left hand is barely functional. Currently he just communicates by moving his fingers on the side of the bed to write one alphabet at a time. But he fear soon that may not be possible either. Needless to say, his speech has been non-existent for quite some time. My question is, what does one do when both hands stop working and no speech? Are there any advanced communication devices available ?
This is really scary and depressing. I can't imagine the helplessness one would feel. It's worse than being in vegitative stage if you can feel everything but cannot express anything. Many times he is in pain (for a plethora of reasons) and all we can see is the grimace in his face. If his hands stop working completely I fear we may not even know if he is in pain. Really, there is no worse disease than this.
This is really scary and depressing. I can't imagine the helplessness one would feel. It's worse than being in vegitative stage if you can feel everything but cannot express anything. Many times he is in pain (for a plethora of reasons) and all we can see is the grimace in his face. If his hands stop working completely I fear we may not even know if he is in pain. Really, there is no worse disease than this.