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Hi all, I wrote about my mom having the UTI/the fall/the fall at the SNF. Well, they have diagnosed her with Encephalopathy from the Sepsis she developed.
The doctor says she's going in the right direction as far as the antibiotic is concerned, but she is refusing food to a degree, not drinking as she should be - I'm not sure she understands what to do with the water she has on her table, they're adjusting this med, that med, the list goes on.
I'm going over the paperwork with my siblings this weekend, and the hospital is on notice that she may be placed directly from hospital to either AL or Memory Care that's attached to the SNF she was at. I know the fall was unforeseen but her care there was 5 star, and I do not fault them for this at all. Mom was determined in her confused state. Living on her own is no more, we know this.
I'm very sad about all this, but would like to hear from anyone with experience or knowledge if there is a "come back" from this, or are we looking at a foregone conclusion. I accept it either way.
If there's any silver lining, which I don't know how there could be, she's nice, friendly, laughs a lot, says weird thing then laughs about it because it's weird... This coming from a person who made life very challenging for me. She told me the other day, "I know I've worn you out." I wish she was of sound mind saying that.

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She may be of sounder mind than you think. She can say things that a true and I so agree with Grandma that the fog DOES periodically life, and the real person is back.

No one, I think, can tell you she will be back to herself. If anyone has an educated guess it is her caregiver and her doctors and I would bet they haven't hazarded a guess.

I thank you for your update and hope you will continue to do that for us. We will think of your and wish you well and hope against hope for you.
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Sometimes the fog lifts and there is a glimpse of the former person.
I think that you may have experienced this when she said "I know I've worn you out"
Take that and embrace it for what it is. Rejoice in that moment, there are more moments to come that you will mourn what she has lost.
I do hope that she is encouraged by caregivers to drink. Just putting a glass or cup of water on a tray does no good if the person is not encouraged to drink. (maybe if they added some juice to the water to flavor it she might be more inclined to drink)
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