Hi everyone,
I'm kind of new to this, but I really would like the opinion of someone outside my family.
Around 3 years ago, my nan was taken into a care home with early stages of Alzheimer's/dementia. At the time I was only 11 and didn't really understand what was going on. As of today, she is now drinking around 50ml of water a day and eating very little, has lost a considerable amount of weight, and isn't opening her eyes. She can't move/speak either. Over the past couple of months she has stopped eating/drinking for 3 days but then starts again a numerous amount of times.
My parents find it hard to talk to me about it, but I would really appreciate the opinion of someone who has maybe gone through a similar experience and would know a time span?
I would say she has had dementia now for around 7 years, but was taken into care 3 years ago. Any comments I would really appreciate, as the pain of watching her go through this is becoming very difficult.
The nurses at the care home say that there is no idea for how long there is left, but if someone has gone through a similar experience - please comment and let me know.
Thank you,
Ellie
I'm kind of new to this, but I really would like the opinion of someone outside my family.
Around 3 years ago, my nan was taken into a care home with early stages of Alzheimer's/dementia. At the time I was only 11 and didn't really understand what was going on. As of today, she is now drinking around 50ml of water a day and eating very little, has lost a considerable amount of weight, and isn't opening her eyes. She can't move/speak either. Over the past couple of months she has stopped eating/drinking for 3 days but then starts again a numerous amount of times.
My parents find it hard to talk to me about it, but I would really appreciate the opinion of someone who has maybe gone through a similar experience and would know a time span?
I would say she has had dementia now for around 7 years, but was taken into care 3 years ago. Any comments I would really appreciate, as the pain of watching her go through this is becoming very difficult.
The nurses at the care home say that there is no idea for how long there is left, but if someone has gone through a similar experience - please comment and let me know.
Thank you,
Ellie