Mum has been in hospital for two and a half weeks now, and in all that time, she can't have eaten more that about 30 spoonfuls of food - sometimes she only manages about 2 spoonfuls a day. She's hardly drinking either.
We had a meeting on Monday and SS confirmed what we already knew - that Mum now needed EMI nursing as opposed to the EMI residential care that she had been receiving. In the assessment, they asked about her diet, and she had lost 2 kilos in 4 days, so goodness only knows how much she has lost now. Her hands are so bony, and the sinews and blood vessels are so prominent.
I just don't know how long someone can survive on that amount of food. They're trying to get a bit of calogen down her too, but she's just not interested.
We have found her a nursing home, and she's due to be discharged on Monday - I just don't know if it's going to help her or make her even worse.
I feel so sad
Liz
We had a meeting on Monday and SS confirmed what we already knew - that Mum now needed EMI nursing as opposed to the EMI residential care that she had been receiving. In the assessment, they asked about her diet, and she had lost 2 kilos in 4 days, so goodness only knows how much she has lost now. Her hands are so bony, and the sinews and blood vessels are so prominent.
I just don't know how long someone can survive on that amount of food. They're trying to get a bit of calogen down her too, but she's just not interested.
We have found her a nursing home, and she's due to be discharged on Monday - I just don't know if it's going to help her or make her even worse.
I feel so sad
Liz