How long will this last?
I know this is impossible to answer so I’m really just looking for individual experiences. My FIL has had Parkinson’s for about 20 years, he’s almost 80. He’s in stage 5 I think. Spends about 23.5 hours a day in a recliner, manages to force himself on one very dangerous 3-5 minute walk a day (refuses assistive devices) and has a lot of falls related to blood pressure drops. He’s got a catheter as of three weeks ago and is on hospice as well. Now he’s fixated on pooping. Waking us up at all hours to get on the bedside cammode and most of the time doesn’t really need to go. He’s definitely more and more confused and his short term memory is poor. He still eats pretty well though and has not had any type of infection yet. I have noticed for the past month he coughs more after eating and drinking. It’s truly amazing to me he has not broken any bones either despite some really bad falls. I’m beginning to wonder if this will just go on and on. I’m just wondering- how long have your PWP lasted in this stage? When could we expect he won’t be able to get up at all? In a sense I think that will be easier than this.