And then also sleeping all night? It is possible that your elderly loved one has a sleep disorder like sleep apnea. Even if they seem to sleep through the night, people with sleep apnea are not really getting restorative sleep, so they are tired during the daytime.
But unless he's been this sleepy ever since the encephalitis I wouldn't have thought that a worry. Though do mention it if you're speaking to your husband's doctors.
The smoking is bad for you. Can you get an air filter or fan? Good luck.
Age, illness, frailty all add up to boredom and a desire to escape into a comfy nap. Let him enjoy that comfort and give him some mentally stimulating fun when you can.
She has to be right. I see a major weakening in her from what she was even last year. It is really sad to see her decline.
Area of concern: Congestive Heart Failure, A-Fib, and of course the effect of the coumadin on her.. Sleeping "too much" is not an illness. It's just the beginning of the end. Watch her heart rate that it does not slip below 49. Don't let her Brady down.
You know, a lot of MD's are fearful of falls among the elderly. I can understand this, but I had a discussion with a neuro who would not prescribe coumadin for fear of imblance and falling. Watch your mother constantly or have someone watch her so that she does not fall. Keep up the coumadin ( it will save her life).
I took her to a new MD the other day and she wondered why my mother was never on a bone medication like Boneva. She recommended that she be put on one and also told me the compression fractures will get better but it may take six to eight weeks and to keep giving her Tylenol and Hydrocodone for pain. If for some reason the pain doesn't get better she can go to a pain clinic and they will want to cement her discs, but I didn't think that would be a good idea given her age, etc.
Interesting about the Pradaxa because her main PC wrote a prescription for it and didn't say anything about the risk of brain bleeds. Anyway it was too expensive and I didn't put her on it after all.
Let her sleep as much as she wants. At age 90, there will be overlapping, multiple problems. Good Luck. Hugs to you!