Ensure
I am SO sorry for you; I went through the same with my Mum (vascular) and Dad (brain seizures) - they died peacefully within 6 weeks of each other - for which I am eternally grateful. You will get through this, and the sadness does gradually recede, a tiny bit each day, and the relief is overwhelming that they are no longer suffering - even if you feel guilty for even thinking such things.....
When Dad was in hospital (in what they called 'rehabilitation') he lost so much weight his records said he was in danger of malnutrition, yet served up doorstop sandwiches which no-one bothered to see that he could not eat. I stepped in and fed him every day and we got him to drink Ensure which is a thick drink in various flavours - a bit of a 'heavy duty' Complan. If you Google the name, you'll find their site.
Mum on the other hand virtually gave up eating anything at all in the end, but one of our gorgeous young Polish carers made up a concoction of Complan, with a spot of that squirty cream, whizzed it up in the microwave for a second and this was the only thing she would eat!
I haven't visited this site for a long time, as it was too difficult to read all the problems people were still battling with that I no longer had to - but I hope this helps. God bless you all.
I am SO sorry for you; I went through the same with my Mum (vascular) and Dad (brain seizures) - they died peacefully within 6 weeks of each other - for which I am eternally grateful. You will get through this, and the sadness does gradually recede, a tiny bit each day, and the relief is overwhelming that they are no longer suffering - even if you feel guilty for even thinking such things.....
When Dad was in hospital (in what they called 'rehabilitation') he lost so much weight his records said he was in danger of malnutrition, yet served up doorstop sandwiches which no-one bothered to see that he could not eat. I stepped in and fed him every day and we got him to drink Ensure which is a thick drink in various flavours - a bit of a 'heavy duty' Complan. If you Google the name, you'll find their site.
Mum on the other hand virtually gave up eating anything at all in the end, but one of our gorgeous young Polish carers made up a concoction of Complan, with a spot of that squirty cream, whizzed it up in the microwave for a second and this was the only thing she would eat!
I haven't visited this site for a long time, as it was too difficult to read all the problems people were still battling with that I no longer had to - but I hope this helps. God bless you all.