Got a bit behind on my Small Moments posts. Yesterday was a hard day. They had to bring dad to the ER from the rehab facility as he’d had quite a sundowning episode. Turned out he has Flu A and pneumonia in the lower left lobe. No real symptoms, no abnormal temp, nothing.
Infections like this are known to make dementia sundowning episodes a lot worse. He’s on IV antibiotics and we are hoping to get a geriatric team consult to help navigate his journey in dementia. This is so hard.
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