Hi everyone, I'm new to talking point. I am 37 and have a teenage boy. Mum lives with us too as I have been caring for her at home now for four years.
She is in the end stages of vascular dementia. A week ago she was admitted to hospital with pneumonia-Amazingly, she has pulled through.
However, today I have been told that her swallowing reflexes have gone. I am devastated.
I know my mum is very close to the end now and I wish I had come across this web site earlier, but I feel I can offer support to others in the same situation
She is in the end stages of vascular dementia. A week ago she was admitted to hospital with pneumonia-Amazingly, she has pulled through.
However, today I have been told that her swallowing reflexes have gone. I am devastated.
I know my mum is very close to the end now and I wish I had come across this web site earlier, but I feel I can offer support to others in the same situation