Hi,
My Mum has been diagnosed with Alzheimers for just over 6 years. Until march she was in residential care & was on a very even keel with no major changes in her condition. At the end of March she became ill with a UTI & ended up in hospital for 8 weeks. Her condition deteriorated rapidly to the extent that she wasn't eating, is now doubly incontinent and unable to walk (she could walk with assistance before the UTI) She now hasn't eaten properly for the last 3 months & is getting buy on Complan and tiny amounts of food.
Mum has now been discharged to a nursing home where she has been for the last 4 weeks. Last week I had a call from the home to say she was being admitted to hospital as she had become dehydrated. The hospital couldn't get a needle in to administer fluids as her veins were collapsing. My sister & were advised that Mum is now in the terminal stages of the disease and were asked if we wanted her to be admitted to hospital, or return to the home to receive palliative care. We don't want Mum suffering any more & don't want her to end her days in hospital.
She is drinking small amounts of fluid & is spending more & more time asleep. My question is probably one to which there is no definitive answer- how long can she go on like this? I just feel she is slipping away more & more each day
I'm struggling with my emotions, as much as I don't want to lose my Mum who I love dearly, I also want her to be at peace if that makes sense.
I'm new to this forum & would welcome any help/advice from people who have been through or who are going through a similar situation with their loved one.
Thanks for reading xx
My Mum has been diagnosed with Alzheimers for just over 6 years. Until march she was in residential care & was on a very even keel with no major changes in her condition. At the end of March she became ill with a UTI & ended up in hospital for 8 weeks. Her condition deteriorated rapidly to the extent that she wasn't eating, is now doubly incontinent and unable to walk (she could walk with assistance before the UTI) She now hasn't eaten properly for the last 3 months & is getting buy on Complan and tiny amounts of food.
Mum has now been discharged to a nursing home where she has been for the last 4 weeks. Last week I had a call from the home to say she was being admitted to hospital as she had become dehydrated. The hospital couldn't get a needle in to administer fluids as her veins were collapsing. My sister & were advised that Mum is now in the terminal stages of the disease and were asked if we wanted her to be admitted to hospital, or return to the home to receive palliative care. We don't want Mum suffering any more & don't want her to end her days in hospital.
She is drinking small amounts of fluid & is spending more & more time asleep. My question is probably one to which there is no definitive answer- how long can she go on like this? I just feel she is slipping away more & more each day
I'm struggling with my emotions, as much as I don't want to lose my Mum who I love dearly, I also want her to be at peace if that makes sense.
I'm new to this forum & would welcome any help/advice from people who have been through or who are going through a similar situation with their loved one.
Thanks for reading xx