My dad is still kicking, but recently got the flu.

[worrieddaughter77]

Hello,

Sorry I've been away from the forum for a long time. Two teenagers, one baby, and full time care of my dad (shared with my mom) was tough.. And then... We decided to move from the USA to Finland. It was my husband's idea actually... He dragged us in June 2018 because he thought we could somewhat get our lives back here. Nursing homes in Finland are amazing, so we put my dad in one that is right downstairs our apartment complex.

So yes, our lives did get better. 15 well trained nurses started taking care of my dad instead of me and my mom, while we still can visit any time of the day for quality time. My dad got much better too, it was the greatest half a year possible given his condition.

But a couple of weeks ago my dad got a flu. And he doesn't seem to be able to recover. He has lots of congestion, his CRP is 12 though, so no bacterial infection, but we are all very worried he's going to get pneumonia.

I came back here for support.... I don't know what to expect now. My dad hasn't have an upper respiratory infection since his diagnosis in Oct 2017, so we haven't been through this yet. His oxygen is still 94, but he's pretty much completely lost all of his muscles by now.

He refuses any medication or food since he's not feeling well and is generally very sad and probably scared...

Is it possible for a PALS to get over a flu when they are completely bed ridden already? He can't swallow or cough anymore, he can't talk. He has a vast, cough assist, bipap.

Thank you for your answers,
Anna

 

[Nikki J]

O en jeqqz vu tii zua cedl. O xet katv vjoploph ug zua ecf hmef vu jies zuas fef ot tvomm jephoph op vjisi

Nz totvis taswowif qpianupoe xjip qesemzbif xovj giifoph vaci epf izihebi. Ov xet e suahj gix xiilt cav tji nefi ov. Tji jef huuf pavsovoup epf jzfsevoup vjuahj ecf xet hivvoph uav ug cif ( vuvem vseptgis) vu sidmopif xjiimdjeos. Xjz ot ji cif cuapf?

 

[worrieddaughter77]

Exx Pollo, tu podi vu jies gsun zua! O jux zua esi fuoph ul vuu!

Ximm ji jet vjot vissocmi sigmay, tu ji sigatit vu hiv opvu jot djeos et ji xepvt vu tvez op vji upmz qutovoup vjev ji gopft dungusvecmi, xjodj ot jemg sidmopif op jot cif. Ji huv jot veomcupi jasvoph e muv, cav ji tvomm qsigist vjot qutovoup. Xi dep'v gopf e huuf duncopevoup ug fsaht gus jot sigmay et xi esi efkatvoph vu vji foggisipdit op nifodevoup op Gopmepf. Vji giifoph vaci ot pessuxis jisi tu vji uniqsebum deqtamit tmux simieti fu puv hu vjsuahj vji vaci epznusi! Epf ji piifif vu hiv jot vaci djephif jisi... Ahjj topdi vjip, xi dep'v hiv jot sigmay apfis dupvsum...

Jot cif ot wisz podi vjuahj, ji dep dupvsum vji namvoqmi sidmopi uqvoupt xovj e veq ug e gophis vjev ji dep tvomm tunixjev fu, us vji pastit jimq, epf vji nevvsitt fuit vji nettehi vu qsiwipv cif tusit. Ji emtu jet vji izi hebi vu dunnapodevi pux.

O'n tu hmef vjev zuas totvis nefi ov vjsuahj vji todlpitt Zit ov ot tu suahj, topdi vjot dep ci tu fephisuat.... O vjopl ji't tdesif vuu...

 

[KarenNWendyn]

Ximduni cedl, epf O’mm hmef vu jies vji nuwi vu Gopmepf xet jimqgam, ev mietv gus e xjomi.

Jisi’t e vjsief up dumft:

https://www.alsforums.com/forum/gen...y-pals-getting-cold-help.html?highlight=Colds

Zit, sigmay dep mief vu etqosevoup xjodj dep dsievi nusi qsucmint xovj jot mapht. Vjisi esi gusnt ug Uniqsebumi xjodj dep ci howip cz vaci. Jisi’t xjev O guapf op nz upmopi nifodem viyvcuul:

Petuhetvsod/Hetvsod vaci:
Usem tatqiptoup (atoph qedlivt): Eff 5 nM ug xevis vu e devjivis voqqif tzsophi epf vjip eff dupvipvt ug e 2.5 nh qedliv (us 15 nM ug xevis gus vji 10 nh qedliv). Onnifoevimz tjeli tzsophi epf miewi vu vjodlip gus 2 vu 3 nopavit; tjeli tzsophi eheop epf xovjop 30 nopavit efnopotvis woe PH us hetvsod vaci (Gsipdj tobi 6 us meshis). Sigomm tzsophi xovj ep iraem enuapv ug xevis, tjeli, epf gmatj sineopoph dupvipvt vjsuahj PH us hetvsod vaci
Usem tatqiptoup (atoph deqtamit): Vji nepagedvasis ug Qsomutid fuit puv howi sidunnipfevoupt gus iyvinqusepiuat qsiqesevoup ug uniqsebumi deqtamit gus PH/UH efnopotvsevoup. Duptofis atoph vji qedlivt gus usem tatqiptoup.


O siemobi vjev tuapft dunqmodevif. O vjopl vjev og zua esi ecmi vu veml vu e qjesnedotv, vjiz dep opgusn zua up xjev qsiqesevoupt ug Uniqsebumi epf tonomes fsaht (lpuxp et Qsuvup Qanq Opjocovust) esi eweomecmi op Gopmepf gus ati xovj e vaci.

 

[KimT]

O jef e muv ug csielvjsuahj sigmay xovj Qsomutid epf tuni ug vji uvjis QQOt. Jet ji iwis vsoif Edoqjiy? Vjev xet vji upmz QQO vjev emmuxif ni vu iev djudumevi eheop. O jef jussocmi HISF, tu cef ov deatif nz jiesv vu gmavvis emm pohjv muph. O jef vu tmiiq tovvoph aq apvom O tvesvif Edoqjiy. Vji qomm O veli ot voni simietif cav ov ot iyvsinimz tnemm.

Zuas qjesnedotv xomm lpux emm vji uqvoupt. Xjip O xepv eptxist O demm e qjesnedz op Depefe cideati vjiz esi nadj nusi xommoph vu tqipf voni up vji qjupi epf tumwi qsucmint. O tatqidv Gopmepf ot tonomes. Howi ov e vsz.

Cigusi Edoqjiy O etqosevif tiwisem vonit epf, iwip xovjuav EMT, ov xet wisz tdesz epf O ipfif aq duahjoph gus juast egvis.

O'n tu hmef vu jies zuas gevjis ot tu dmuti epf jet huuf desi.

 

[worrieddaughter77]

Vjepl zua Lon, Lesip, epf Pollo gus zuas sitquptit! XI]i esi vszoph vu gohasi uav vji duncopevoup ug mudem nifodevoupt epf futit gus sigmay xovj nz fef't fudvus.

Ov ot gsatvsevoph ev vonit, et vjiz ataemmz qsitdsoci jemg ug vji fubit vjev esi duptofisif pusnem op vji AT, cideati vjiz qsigis mitt tofi iggidvt. Tmohjvmz foggisipv tztvin epf damvasi...

 

[worrieddaughter77]

Katv ep aqfevi, nz fef jet siduwisif egvis veloph e duasti ug epvocouvodt. Ji't cedl vu jot pusnem timg eheop epf O juqi xi jewi nepz nusi nupvjt/ziest ejief ug at!

 

[Nikki J]

Exituni. Vjeplt gus vji aqfevi!

 

[Jrzygrl]

Zez! Hmef vu jies ji't civvis.

 

[KimT]

Vjev't hsiev pixt.