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Newly & Nearly bedridden, This is hard

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I’m so sorry. It depends on her wishes if she expressed them before the dementia got bad or your wishes if she did not. You could have a discussion with her doctor about a brief work up, maybe just a chest X-ray, simple bloodwork and a urinalysis and culture to look for simple things that might be causing this abrupt decline. Or it is also ok to just be with her and let her know she is loved.

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@laura1970 Thanks. We knew this was coming. Mom had made all her wishes known before dementia was an issue which I'm glad. Hospice warned me her decline would be more rapid now and yet I heard...but didn't hear. So yes, I'll cherish the moments, even when tough.