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82 Years. Have Alzheimers. On Peg Feeding Tube. Probable Survival Time?
my mom has had alzheimers for 5 years... has been bedridden, and on a peg feeding tube in my care for 1 year.... how long can she survive.... no bedsores as of yet... has a an air mattress that inflates and deflates. She only weighs 98 lbs so i can easily transfer her to wheelchair and take her outside to enjoy the beautiful garden. The hospital told me that the peg tube would not prolong her life... but she couldnt swallow and i was not going to let her starve....i still know i did the right thing...her birthday is in one week and she will be 82
Fri, 16 Aug 2013
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It is very difficult to interpret like this even with clinical examination no one can say the exact time period of survival, unless the vital organs are involved and the patient is on the life support equipment and drugs, so the we can only roughly say something but not exactly, it is better to have company of our parents, so enjoy it, why to ask such question, prey for her good health, take care of your mother, bye
Thank for choosing HCM,
It is very difficult to interpret like this even with clinical examination no one can say the exact time period of survival, unless the vital organs are involved and the patient is on the life support equipment and drugs, so the we can only roughly say something but not exactly, it is better to have company of our parents, so enjoy it, why to ask such question, prey for her good health, take care of your mother, bye
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