Dad has had Lewy body dementia for around 8 years. He recently had a chest infection which needed 2 courses of antibiotics to clear it up. Now he seems to sleep all the time.
I fear he is nearing the end as he eats and drinks very little. On the other hand I think that maybe he is just feeling run down and tired after his illness.
I feel like I can’t slowly watch and wait for the end which might not come. We’ve been here several times before and then he’s rallied and become his usual self again. I feel tired and exhausted from it all. I feel so sorry that he’s going through this, I love him to bits and it’s so hard to see him as he is.
What can we do about his eating and drinking when he’s asleep most of the time? How will we know when the end is really happening? I’ve read all the end stages info and dad has been displaying most of the symptoms for months now. I’m not sure any of us can take much more
I fear he is nearing the end as he eats and drinks very little. On the other hand I think that maybe he is just feeling run down and tired after his illness.
I feel like I can’t slowly watch and wait for the end which might not come. We’ve been here several times before and then he’s rallied and become his usual self again. I feel tired and exhausted from it all. I feel so sorry that he’s going through this, I love him to bits and it’s so hard to see him as he is.
What can we do about his eating and drinking when he’s asleep most of the time? How will we know when the end is really happening? I’ve read all the end stages info and dad has been displaying most of the symptoms for months now. I’m not sure any of us can take much more