Hi, I’m new here.
My dad has early onset Alzheimer’s, he was diagnosed at 55yrs and is now 69yrs.
He’s in full time care as Mum couldn’t cope anymore.
12days ago he had a mini stroke which didn’t seem to affect him too badly but then a week ago he was admitted to hospital via ambulance for dehydration and a chest infection. He had stopped eating and drinking after the stroke. The hospital started antibiotics and put him on fluid infusion for 24hrs and then without a word of warning to my mum they discharged him back to his care home for “end of life care”
A day later he started eating and drinking again if someone feeds him and his chest is sounding better but the palliative care team are now on call and have been called to give him morphine for pain. He doesn’t actually communicate and hasn’t done for years so I think they assume his loud moans and holding and shaking his head means that he’s in pain.
The palliative care team today discussed with my mum about him going on a morphine infusion which she has agreed to. We just want him to be peaceful and not in pain (if he is)
Sorry to go on but my real question is does anyone know how long this period lasts for while he’s still eating and drinking as it’s tearing my mum apart.
Thanks for any replies
My dad has early onset Alzheimer’s, he was diagnosed at 55yrs and is now 69yrs.
He’s in full time care as Mum couldn’t cope anymore.
12days ago he had a mini stroke which didn’t seem to affect him too badly but then a week ago he was admitted to hospital via ambulance for dehydration and a chest infection. He had stopped eating and drinking after the stroke. The hospital started antibiotics and put him on fluid infusion for 24hrs and then without a word of warning to my mum they discharged him back to his care home for “end of life care”
A day later he started eating and drinking again if someone feeds him and his chest is sounding better but the palliative care team are now on call and have been called to give him morphine for pain. He doesn’t actually communicate and hasn’t done for years so I think they assume his loud moans and holding and shaking his head means that he’s in pain.
The palliative care team today discussed with my mum about him going on a morphine infusion which she has agreed to. We just want him to be peaceful and not in pain (if he is)
Sorry to go on but my real question is does anyone know how long this period lasts for while he’s still eating and drinking as it’s tearing my mum apart.
Thanks for any replies