Any actually breaks or damage have been completely ruled out with George which is great news. However we need to get him standing and moving so he does not loose the ability to walk. A urine test has been taken to see if he has an infection leading to his confusion.
Just getting him to stand up is a mission and is taking the four caregivers. He appears to have lost the confidence to stand up. We are not sure of the cause. It could be due to the isolation when he stayed in his room, it could be after the fall or it could be the progression of his dementia.
When anyone tries to get him to stand he curls into a foetal position and you can't get him to straighten to stand up. He tenses up and stays rigid in this position. It is as though he is very scared.
Today I said to him about eating drinking and going for wee walk. He looked at sorrowly and said 'I can't walk'. Unfortunately this was about his only lucid moment today.
This is like a child with Maths, if they think they can't do it they get a block and find it difficult.
Today I talked to the nurse and suggested that when any of the caregivers had a spare 5 minutes that they try to get John to stand. I will do the same thing. We won't walk but just become confident with standing. We can then, hopefully build up from there.i
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