Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Support Group
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, Maladie de Charcot or motor neurone disease) is a progressive, almost invariably fatal neurological disease. In ALS, both the upper motor neurons and the lower motor neurons degenerate or die, ceasing to send messages to muscles. This community is for those afflicted with the disease or who know a...
My Dad has gotten increasingly worse and now saying that he is going to choke. What are the chances of that happening? He is now taking 7.5 ml morphine every 4 hours. I can see he have gotten worse in the past few weeks.
I don't know the full situation of your dad but my mum had the fear of choking. Is your dad eating normal food then? My mum was offered a peg feeding machine, but my mum never wanted it. With normal food i had to really blend it untill it was very easy to swallow. I also had special build up shakes to give or a youghart that could be given instead of a food. Every case is different in my mums though eventually even a water was difficult. There are things you can do though.
My thoughts are with you, I know how difficult this can be
sarah
sarah
Head position is very important to help prevent choking, as is the consistency of the food. Everything I eat is soft or easily mashed so I can swallow it easily.