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HD News
Monday, October 20, 2008
Coping With the Hospitalization of a Family Member with HD
Sometimes a serious illness requires that caregivers take a person with HD to the hospital or emergency room. This is an extremely stressful time for the person with HD and the caregivers. Hospital staffs do not understand HD. If your person cannot talk clearly, it may be assumed he is “out of it” mentally. The acute illness my temporarily worsen problems with memory, thinking, judgment, language and behavior. All the confusion of a strange place and dozens of strange people may result in agitation, which can interfere with diagnosis and treatment. Medications may be prescribed to control behavior which can further impair thinking and behavior. If you know to expect these difficulties and realize your person will return to his previous level of functioning in a few weeks, it won’t be as upsetting for the caregiver. If you or another family member or friend who understands him try to be with him at the hospital most of the time, you can be his voice and can explain HD to the staff. They need you. You are the expert for your person with HD!
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