“”I believe she has pneumonia caused by Parkinson’s disease,” he wrote.”
Not only that, but pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death for people with Parkinson’s. They are constantly inhaling their own saliva and mucus and getting it in their lungs, which causes coughing for minutes at a time and often results in pneumonia.
My mom used to have these little sponges on a stick that looked like a lollipop. She would keep them in her mouth to avoid coughing and choking issues. If this is Parkinson’s or ALS, she is approaching the stage where an abdominal feeding tube should be installed. Lot’s of Ensure will keep her fit and ok for about a year, then her speech will begin to slur.
They may be giving her epi shots or adrenaline shots when she needs to perform.