 [ Symptoms ] my mom has copd and keeps falling asleep [ Disease ] fever is not necessarily a bad thing its a sign that she is fighting an infection a temperature of 105 f is high in anyone and a fever will only contribute to her misery and put her at risk for dehydration the first step is to make sure she gets plently of fluid ibuprofen acetamenophen or aspirin can help improve how she feels check the labels on the medications she is getting since you want to avoid excess dosing many cold and flu remedies contain many of the same ingedients as these pain relievers if these simple steps do not help i would suggest taking her to the local urgent care center