gramma's girl
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Hi,
my Grandma was just recently dianosed with ALS. She is still puttering around alright, although she's frustrated with not being able to do simple household chores, such as vaccuuming. She has also started referring to herself as "The Gimp" and making comments about not being around for much longer. Also, because she's feeling useless, she has started drinking quite heavily. She has always enjoyed a few (2 or 3) drinks in the evening, but lately she's starting before lunch and becoming quite intoxicated by mid-afternoon. My family is divided on the issue, with one part just wanting to help her enjoy what time she has left while the other part is furious, convinced that the more she drinks, the sooner she's going to die. So my question is...does alcohol consumption speed up disease progression? The doctor has told my Grandma that if she wants to have "a drink" to go ahead and have one. Is he just saying that because he's old (79) and senile or is it really alright? Any thoughts or links to other resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
my Grandma was just recently dianosed with ALS. She is still puttering around alright, although she's frustrated with not being able to do simple household chores, such as vaccuuming. She has also started referring to herself as "The Gimp" and making comments about not being around for much longer. Also, because she's feeling useless, she has started drinking quite heavily. She has always enjoyed a few (2 or 3) drinks in the evening, but lately she's starting before lunch and becoming quite intoxicated by mid-afternoon. My family is divided on the issue, with one part just wanting to help her enjoy what time she has left while the other part is furious, convinced that the more she drinks, the sooner she's going to die. So my question is...does alcohol consumption speed up disease progression? The doctor has told my Grandma that if she wants to have "a drink" to go ahead and have one. Is he just saying that because he's old (79) and senile or is it really alright? Any thoughts or links to other resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.