scopolmine patch is no longer working-lots of drainage

[hurlrox123]

my mom had a cerebral hemmorage stroke 5 months ago.  She's been back at home for 1 month but seems to be getting worse.  She has no balance and gets very motion sick,....can't move her much without vomiting.  She had a tracheotomy in beginning and can't swallow much but is now off feeding tube.  With all the sickness, she isn't keeping the little she eats down.  Her mind seems to come and go....has anyone else had a loved one like this and it got better?  I don't care if she gets better physically but I wish I could talk with her and her know who I am all the time.  I can't understand her most days...her right vocal fold is paralized but she has no other paralysis...could walk if could get balance.  we can't leave her alone at all bc she thinks she can walk.....someone...please give advice...don't know what to do...in home therapy has stopped due to motion sickness.  roxy

[caregiver222]

Keep talkling to her and try communicating with large letters on a dry-erase board such as are sold inexpensively at Staples. Never assume she does not know that you are near and talking or doesn't understand what is said. Write on the dry erase board that you don't want her to move and fall. Get a thick carpet and avoid nearby furniture with edges. Her a radio controlled doorbell. Then you will need to glue an extra large button on and fasten it and "train" her to push it if she wants something. I never permit my 102 year old sweety pie to be alone for more than a minute or two. The aides do not leave the room unless relieved.  have meals in a small refrigerator ready for them to microwave. You can have a small refrigerator and microwave in the room.  I relieve them a lot, but someone is usually always there. And they sit next to her while on duty. The balance issue is complicated, because it may not rest in a problem with the inner ear, which is a common assumption.
Parkinson's patients often lose their balance and fall, and Parkinson-like symptoms are ocassionally encountered after a stroke. It is impossible to determine the cause of loss of balance from the information provided. Don't give up hope, though.