My mum had stroke and unable to speak. I'm the only caregiver and have to attend to all her needs for more than a year. As i feed her she eats okay then suddenly she refuse/forgets to swallow the food and even water...even for more than half an hour,,, not even want to spit it out. Any reason why?
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