Re:OT: My Mom's Quit Eating

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Marilyn,

What you are doing is a labor of love that surpasses the capabilities of most

people. Please take comfort in knowing you have stood by your mom and will

continue to see it through with the most unselfish love possible. You are an

amazing woman and I am sure your parents both know that too. Your mom may not

be in our reality now, but she knows it on some level.

I will be thinking of you,

Val

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> Hope you--if not now, eventually-- have tome to breathe, refresh,

> renew yourself.

>

> Sending prayers,

> Ruth

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> OT: My Mom's Quit Eating

> Posted by: " Wizop Marilyn L. Alm " LouisianaSCDLagniappe@...

> marilynxa

> Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:56 am (PDT)

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> Heyla, folks...

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> As most of you know, my Mom has not been doing

> well for 6-8 months. She has dementia, and has

> been bed-bound since February, although she really couldn't walk

> before that.

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> This week, Mom's connection with reality has become more tenuous.

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> I've been making mixes of meat, vegetables, and

> broth and pureeing it in my Cuisinart for her to

> eat. I've also done ripe banana, a little orange

> juice, some DCCC, some honey, and some vanilla,

> just because she really likes sweet stuff.

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> Yesterday, she refused all food. We only got

> water into her by dribbling it into her mouth

> with a syringe, and/or giving her ice chips.

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> Sadly, I have a feeling she won't be with us much

> longer. This is going to shatter my Dad: they had

> their 64th wedding anniversary in July.

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> Hope y'all will forgive me if I don't get a few

> things done just yet. I'll TRY to get recipes posted.

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> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

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