hi everyone my mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer/dementia july 2018 and is now very ill. she doesn't eat anymore and if we can get 100mls of fluid in her a day we are lucky. as anybody been through this themselves how long can my mum survive like this.
end of life
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Hello @pennyh5285 and welcome to Talking Point.
Im afraid that this slow shutting down of the body is the final stage of dementia. Unless they die of something else first (like a heart attack) then it is something that will affect us all. Has your mum been placed on palliative care?
My mum passed away 2 years ago and did not eat or drink anything at all for 17 days, although I gather that most people do not last this long.
It is also more common that you would expect for people at this stage to suddenly rally. The final months can be a real roller coaster.
I do think that you need to have a very open discussion with her doctors.
Im afraid that this slow shutting down of the body is the final stage of dementia. Unless they die of something else first (like a heart attack) then it is something that will affect us all. Has your mum been placed on palliative care?
My mum passed away 2 years ago and did not eat or drink anything at all for 17 days, although I gather that most people do not last this long.
It is also more common that you would expect for people at this stage to suddenly rally. The final months can be a real roller coaster.
I do think that you need to have a very open discussion with her doctors.
As has been said you need to have a frank and open discussion with her doctors including any advanced arrangements.
Dying is the final stage of life, it may be that your mum is not dying because she is not eating but rather not eating because she is dying.
Reading through these 2 links may be helpful:
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/help-dementia-care/end-life-care#content-start
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/profe...zone/condition-specific-short-guides/dementia
Dying is the final stage of life, it may be that your mum is not dying because she is not eating but rather not eating because she is dying.
Reading through these 2 links may be helpful:
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/help-dementia-care/end-life-care#content-start
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/profe...zone/condition-specific-short-guides/dementia
