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Falling: I worry he may fall and I won't be able to help.
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My husband has Alzheimer's, and he has fallen several times. One time the fall caused a spinal fracture. The last time he actually went unconscious, and I had to call for an ambulance. His diagnosis at the hospital was dehydration. So, falling can actually be the result of not drinking enough water. I don't know if this has anything to do with your husbands falls but it might.
I really sympathize with what you are going through.
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Thanks for the response. Yes, I am sure that my husband is dehyrated. But I am blaming it on the new recliner his sister bought for him. It swivels and when he tries to sit down on it, he has to be careful that it doesn't move. One time, he was reaching for something on his coffee table and the whole chair tipped with him in it and he could not right it again. Then the foot rest has to be pushed down with your legs. There is no handle to push and he is not strong enough to push it down so sometimes he tries to slide down over the foot rest and boom, he is down again. I asked him today if he wanted me to get him a new chair but he said, "NO. I will be better before they can deliver it." I don't think he is going to get better anytime soon as he quit his chemo treatments and with stage iv lung cancer, he may not have alot of time left. What a mess. We won't tell his sister because she will feel really bad. Have a good day and prayers for you and your husband.