My Grandfather Was Taken To The Hospital:Prayers and good thoughts please?

[Skippy]

Continued prayer offered for all.

[gryphon]

2 part post.

Part 1: After a couple weeks in the hospital, they had to sedate him as he was getting violent and bit a nurse. They did surgery on his prostate and that helped him a lot. He was discharged and we got him a caretaker

[gryphon]

Part 2: Today the caretaker called that he was acting strange and getting violent, so my dad went over. We are worried that something happened to him again

[gryphon]

and in an update, he tried to strangle my uncle before being calmed down

[Skippy]

Thanks for the updates,continued prayer offered for all concerned.

[Natalka]

gryphon, does he have dementia? Sometimes the elderly get confused, and scared - then get violent. Could also be a side effect from a medication, maybe...

Hoping he gets the help he needs right away.

[gryphon]

I honestly dont know if he has dementia at this point or if its his medication

[thriftygranny]

There is a correlation between UTI's and Alzheimers.
My friends mother started displaying symptoms of agitation and violence and was admitting where they diagnosed her with a UTI, Seniors don't display UTI symptoms like a younger person does.
Here is some info, http://www.alzheimers.net/2014-04-03...-and-dementia/

[Mia001]

some medication drive people ''crazy'' you (your Dad) must check and find out what med they are giving your GrandFather

i.g. most often these are narcotics....given quite OFTEN to old people and many have bad reactions to that....

i saw that with friends parents and mine ....they are not themselves when they take these meds

[gryphon]

My dad is having a breakdown and is crying. the situation with my grandfather is getting a lot worse. We had to physically restrain my grandad to get him to take his medicine.

[gryphon]

He is becoming more infantile. My dad actually said that if he ever becomes like that, he wants to be put out of his misery.....Its taking a hard toll

[momof3heathens]

So sad hon. Hope you get answers soon.

[Linda Evans]

this is so sad......& very stressfull for you all. sending prayers.

((♥))

[gryphon]

My dad is already preparing for when my grandfather passes away. It wont be pleasant as there are some family issues still

[gryphon]

This is taking a large toll on my family. Im scared for my own future when Im in my 80's as I just found out my great grandparents both had alzheimer's