Hi, not sure where to start here, new to the page- my wee gran was diagnosed with dementia only a few months ago however we have seen slight signs since covid. To us my gran is the gran she has always been and will forget the odd thing or repeat once or twice. Although minor my wee gran feels she can't live with the forgetfulness and feels she has nothing left to give.. appetite has changed which can be part of the disease i know, however over the past few weeks she is refusing to eat. Always giving a reason - feels sick, can't swallow, already ate, not hungry. She has been in hospital for the past week now and still not any better. We are awaiting a diettitan but feel my gran knows what she is doing and she has mentioned that she knows what will happen if she doesn't eat..
As a family we feel utterly helpless and unsupported - as what we are told is its the dementia. We have looked into hypnotherapy however as my gran is adamant that she won't eat and doesn't want to take part in anythin as she is fine we can't go that way. It's not that she can't eat its that she doesn't want to eat and knows the possible outcome and she seems OK with that 😞
As a family we feel utterly helpless and unsupported - as what we are told is its the dementia. We have looked into hypnotherapy however as my gran is adamant that she won't eat and doesn't want to take part in anythin as she is fine we can't go that way. It's not that she can't eat its that she doesn't want to eat and knows the possible outcome and she seems OK with that 😞