To cut a very long story short...
My Nan has had dementia and altzhimers for 7 years, this year has been the worst- more so these past 4 months were she has had to have 24 hour care, (by family members only), she doesn't eat and hardly drinks, can no longer walk to be honest can no longer stand pull herself up the bed etc.
She would sleep for sometimes 20 hours straight, after a distressing weekend a couple of weeks ago - hilicanations, panic, distress and falls she was admitted to Hospital, after scans it has been revealed she has lung cancer (a large tumour) obviously she is too weak for treatment as she is on her 90's, she was offered a bed at a local hospice for end of life care, however doctors have now said she is to stay in hospital until the hospice is really needed (people only go to the hospice with 2 weeks to live)
Now I'm just so confused by the whole situation as one week ago we was told she had roughly one week left of life! We go for visiting every single day, and she is getting weaker and weaker.
She keeps saying she wants to be in heaven...
So really I just need some advice of anyone has been in similar situations and how long can someone go on for with all what she has yet no intake of food/drink??
Thanks in advance
My Nan has had dementia and altzhimers for 7 years, this year has been the worst- more so these past 4 months were she has had to have 24 hour care, (by family members only), she doesn't eat and hardly drinks, can no longer walk to be honest can no longer stand pull herself up the bed etc.
She would sleep for sometimes 20 hours straight, after a distressing weekend a couple of weeks ago - hilicanations, panic, distress and falls she was admitted to Hospital, after scans it has been revealed she has lung cancer (a large tumour) obviously she is too weak for treatment as she is on her 90's, she was offered a bed at a local hospice for end of life care, however doctors have now said she is to stay in hospital until the hospice is really needed (people only go to the hospice with 2 weeks to live)
Now I'm just so confused by the whole situation as one week ago we was told she had roughly one week left of life! We go for visiting every single day, and she is getting weaker and weaker.
She keeps saying she wants to be in heaven...
So really I just need some advice of anyone has been in similar situations and how long can someone go on for with all what she has yet no intake of food/drink??
Thanks in advance