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Stage 4 dementia: Inability to eat and now on hospice: What to do?
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Jag arbetar som sjuksköterska och följde min mamma som blev dement, min syster följde henne sista veckan och sista dygnen med sång och musik, hålla och smeka handen, berätta minnen. Ibland satt vi bara och berättade minnen och när vi spelade hennes musik frågade vi -minns du? om hon inte svarade så berättade vi lite barndomsminnen.
Om hon inte ville äta, så prova gräddglass med förtjockningsmedel teskedsvis eller grädde med lite sylt från flaska. Till slut tappar de sväljfunktionen och då kan man ändå stryka något gott på tungan i tunnt lager, mixa banan. Munvård viktigt köp munvårdspinnar man kan återvina dom genom att doppa dom i munvatten för barn. Värme och leenden och smeka kinden sakta. Bara att du/ni sitter där och jåller handen kan räcka. Det är svårt när de inte alls vill/förstår att äta men de är sällan hungriga. Styrkekram!
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I work as a nurse and followed my mother who became demented, me and my sister followed her last week and last day with singing and music, holding and caressing her hand, telling memories. Sometimes we just sat and told memories and when we played her music we asked - do you remember? if she didn't answer, we told some childhood memories.
If she didn't want to eat, try ice cream with a teaspoon of thickener or cream with a little jam from a bottle. Eventually they lose the swallowing function and then you can still spread something good on the tongue in a thin layer, mix the banana. Oral care is important, buy oral care sticks, you can recycle them by dipping them in children's mouthwash. Warmth and smiles and gently caressing the cheek. Just that you/you sit there and wave your hand can be enough. It's difficult when they don't want/understand to eat at all, but they're rarely hungry. Hug of strength!
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Hi @caroline58, I inserted your text into Google translate to translate the Swedish message into English:
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English translation:
I work as a nurse and followed my mother who became demented, my sister followed her last week and last days with singing and music, holding and caressing her hand, telling memories. Sometimes we just sat and told memories and when we played her music we asked - do you remember? if she didn't answer we told some childhood memories.
If she didn't want to eat, then try ice cream with thickener by the teaspoon or cream with a little jam from a bottle. Eventually they lose the ability to swallow and then you can still smear something good on the tongue in a thin layer, blend the banana. Oral care is important buy oral care sticks you can recycle them by dipping them in mouthwash for children. Warmth and smiles and caressing the cheek slowly. Just that you/you sit there and wail your hand can be enough. It's hard when they don't want to/understand how to eat at all but they are rarely hungry. Hugs!