Can anyone help direct me to an article that explains why people with dementia choke on food and have problems swallowing? My uncle yells at my aunt for eating too fast, but I am sure it's part of her disease and I can't find anything on the web that would explain it easy enough for him to understand.
I'm hoping that Dr. Grimaldi can answer this for me in a manner that my 88 year old uncle could understand. His 82 year old wife has dementia and recently I have noticed that her choking while swallowing or drinking more often. My uncle gets annoyed because he thinks she's not paying attention, but I feel strongly it's part of her disease. If I'm wrong,tell me - if I'm right can you please supply an expaination that will be simple enough for my uncle to understand. I could really use some help with this one. Thanks
However, my mom will not do any of the above. She likes orange juice, ginger ale and water. She sips one sip at a time. But it's how she sits when she drinks. She won't listen to me so she does things her way and I don't want to argue with her because she gets aggressive.
GardenArtist, we have an appt for her coming up and I am definitely going to mention this to her doctor. It's not food she chokes on, it's only liquids. I cut her food up in small pieces so that won't be an issue. And she actually does pretty good with sandwiches. I make her tuna, salmon and turkey ad she loves those options.
So, we'll figure something out. She doesn't even like sneezing anymore. She reacts the same way as if she's choking...she fights the motions natural to stopping it. Not sure why.
Anyway I feel a weight off my Trouble mind just for putting pen to paper,
Thank you ❤️