My mother has untreatable cancer and dementia. She lives in an assisted living home and is under hospice care. I don’t live near her but see her four days a week. She recently became bed ridden and has basically stopped eating unless I am with her. Should I be with her 24/7 so she will eat, or is she/her body just deciding it’s time to go? I’m not sure what to?
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Have you contacted palliative care or hospice or asked her MD for consults in those areas?
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You can’t force her to eat. Your mom has lost her appetite and so she has no desire to eat. This is a normal occurrence when a person is near the end.