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Suggest Treatment For Rib Fracture
my mom fell and broke a rib since home from hospital she does not want to eat 1 or 2 bites here and there and sleeps a lot try to get her to eat and she says she wants to die. she is 87 and before the fall she cooked did laundry. I am afraid she is starving my brother and I have tried everything to get her to eat. when is it time to call hospice
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
rib fractures hurts a lot. of course, if your mother cannot eat, I suggest you to call a doc to assess the nutritional status and the need of parenteral nutrition
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