Sending our sincere condolences, our family is just entering week 7of 24 hour vigils, following a hospital prognosis of ‘last few days’ on May 13th for our Mum. She is 95, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011. We are offering her food & drink, but not forcing her in anyway. She is on a morphine syringe and in no pain, she appears to have lost about half her normal body weight. Her waking moments are constantly filled with the deep seated anxieties that have plagued her thoughts since 2011. We totally agree with your thoughts on not to ‘force feed’ your Mum.