Update on Dan Anderson

From: Carolyn Anderson
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 2:22 PM
Subject: Update on Dan

Some of you know and some of you don't know that Dan has been at
Parkridge for 5 weeks. They have been trying to find a combination of medicines that will help him sleep at night.

Out of 5 weeks, he has probably had 4 nights with about 6 hrs. sleep. He dozes a little during the day but not much.

I, along with the doctor, cannot understand how his body is holding up. They have tried several combinations and just when we think we may have found something it goes the other way. It has been a real roller coaster for him.

I met with Dan's doctor this morning and he wants to keep Dan one more week. Needless to say he is confused about not being able to find something to help but Dan's body is just not responding. Since Dan dozes during the day they are going to try to give him his meds much earlier in the day and hope that it might help him sleep at night. We can only hope. When he is awake, he is pleasant enough but very confused.

If after this week Dan does not respond to any of the medications, they will have him evaluated by a nursing home. The doctor explained that Vascular Dementia is a little different from Alzheimer's. With Alzheimer's you know the stages and what to expect with them. It is harder with Vascular Dementia in that you don't know what to expect. The doctor feels that Dan is in the last stage but I don't want to believe that.

Please keep him in your prayers.

Carolyn Anderson