Yes, that's the problem. I don't suppose she expressed her wishes beforehand? I have very mixed feelings about this. I had a grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's though she eventually died of a stroke so.. perhaps they were wrong. However the point is that there was quite a bit of dementia for years and years before she died and the effect on the family was horrifying. Nor do I think that she enjoyed what she saw of herself in her moments of lucidity.
On the other hand, does your grandmother have enogh lucidity to complain of thirst or hunger? Or are they just going to keep her sedated? I am inclined to say that this is a difficult decision which our family has forttunately been spared so far, but that probably the sooner it is over the better..... Dana On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:29:43 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, my grandmother has Lewey Body Dementia. She's been pretty wacked > out for years - very little quality of life. One of the side effects > of it is that she'll eventually lose the ability to swallow. She's > just about there - she has nearly no ability to swallow. Last week she > ended up in the hospital because of a UTI and pneumonia combined. > Today, they're sending her home (well, to the nursing home). > > Chances are good that she's going to die - starve to death or die of > dehydration - in the very near future. The folks are coming home from > their snow-bird place in AZ to do the death watch thing. > > Would you do it? Or, would you do the feeding tube? Discuss. > > (Note: no sympathy needed, as far as I'm concerned. I fully support my > parents' decision, and we've all been wishing for a quick and painless > death for quite some time. Sort of sucks that it has to be this. They > wish she hadn't been sent to the hospital, as dying from infection is > probably a lot quicker) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145524 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
