More and more these days my bedbound MIL is always awake. She stares a lot but never seems to sleep. Her bed is in my living room/kitchen area and if I enter or leave the room, she starts talking a bit - well sundown-like behavior.
She used to take Seroquel for combativeness and it worked for a while but then the results reversed on us. So no drugs now for over a month. She is still able to talk - but fewer words.
I feel bad that she is laying there staring at nothing. I try to interact with her and play music and tv and we have therapists come 3 days/wk with hospice.
But, she NEVER seems to sleep.
Is that okay?
Sometimes she is very restless and nothing seems to satisfy her.
But if that drug doesn't work, ask her doctor to keep trying. Surely hospice can help. Are they convinced she's as comfortable as possible for her last days?
And does anyone respond when she speaks? Perhaps verbal communication is garbled, but the language of the heart remains the same. Sometimes Mom makes no sense at all, but hugs and kisses always work in reply.
Good luck and God bless.
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