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My wife is blacking out for a few seconds in the morning
My wife was diagnosed with Parkinson’s two years ago. She has balance issues but is able to walk unassisted, until recently. Twice in the last few months she got very dizzy, then appeared to pass out. Both times resulted in a fall, once while seated at the dining table where she fell out of her chair, then again this morning while standing at the bathroom sink. When she came to she had no recollection of falling. Is this common with Parkinson’s, or is there something else going she should be checked for? Thanks in advance.
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@hopeful33250 My mothers diagnosis was made after the first in person visit with the geriatric doctor which we were told about at the second virtual visit. Initially her health went down fairly quickly. But again, she is 83. Last summer she was walking with a can or a walker, going on train rides and camping in cabins. This summer she is in a wheelchair or her chair all the time. She needs help transferring to the commode, going from chair to wheelchair, bathing, all of it. It has been difficult getting help for my folks because they have private insurance. Both were educators and were able to keep the group rate and have Medicare through that company. However, they live on a fixed income and do not meet the requirements for state care. It is frustrating and so unfair! We are on our second round of home health care with PT, an RN, and health aid to do the sponge baths. She is taking Carb/Levo for the Parkinsonism.