Hello, my Mum is 99 and the last few months have been a rollercoaster, where sometimes she seems bright as anything and talks (rubbish) and eats. Then she has phases where she just sleeps.
Her current state is mainly just sleeping, and has been going on for a couple of weeks. She has been starting to choke on food and is now on thickened drinks only.
Today when I went in I just felt really upset, she wasn't just asleep, she seemed kind of unconscious. Reading her care notes, she is having some nutrition but not much but she is also pretty much still so can survive in very few calories.
The staff know that I want to know when she is getting to end of life and a few weeks ago they said she wasn't yet. But seeing her today, I feel she is. i will talk to the nurse about her next week, as a doctor will be seeing her re her medication. But I guess I am kind of wanting to know, does she sound end of life to anyone? I felt such grief today to see how she was, like a shell of herself.
Her current state is mainly just sleeping, and has been going on for a couple of weeks. She has been starting to choke on food and is now on thickened drinks only.
Today when I went in I just felt really upset, she wasn't just asleep, she seemed kind of unconscious. Reading her care notes, she is having some nutrition but not much but she is also pretty much still so can survive in very few calories.
The staff know that I want to know when she is getting to end of life and a few weeks ago they said she wasn't yet. But seeing her today, I feel she is. i will talk to the nurse about her next week, as a doctor will be seeing her re her medication. But I guess I am kind of wanting to know, does she sound end of life to anyone? I felt such grief today to see how she was, like a shell of herself.