At the end of the half to the last stages of Alzheimer's disease , many families struggle to eat and drink. This is due in part to a lack of interest in food or missing hunger , and also due to suffocation becomes a constant potential danger. As the power of the mind to send messages to the systems used to operate automatically, proper chewing and swallowing reflex loss gets scary momentsHealth .
Meals also get confusing . While your loved one know that something is going on pancakes , but remember that orange juice instead of syrup may seem like the perfect solution. Breakfast is now a mushy mess.
At best , smile and look down their growth flood of tears in her eyes. In a terrible uncontrollable impulse , " What are you doing ? " Transform your loved one to mourn . You can connect and recognize the specific error that was made , or may simply be that fleeting moment of lucidity when you know something is terribly wrong .
For help , always put the dish to the table pancakes and prepared with butter and syrup, and they are cut into small bites , cereal with milk previously adds less neglected as oatmeal or cream of wheat, or meat and potatoes finely chopped options bites.
I've always tried to do this preparation out of sight or in a hurry to see my sister Carole instead of receiving a plate of "adult " was treated as a child. Although she did not realize , it bothered me if I did not try to keep their dignity intact . Sometimes I see well-meaning to eat at a restaurant to put a bib on her beloved caregivers and decide without asking. It feels uncomfortable for me , but I also agree that we must find our own way to cope Health.
As the disease your loved Alzheimer You can use knife, fork , spoon and allow it to. You want to allow independence , keeping a wary eye alert to a possible problem . Managing soup is much more difficult than most cereal spoon so you can be a good choice for lunch or put the soup in a cup , fork until broccoli is easier than trying the same approach with peas. In the preparation of meals, you learn to be adept at creating attractive delicacies being careful to avoid spills and frustration.
My sister loved walking. The turned around through your house for miles and miles every day. Up the stairs , then down through the kitchen and family room , and then back again to be transformed . She did the same to his care day and got to the point that I could not or would not sit , even to eat. Trying to force a chair made just in agony as she went rigid and inflexible. One solution was to eat with your fingers Health. As she returned she would be surrounded by a box of peanut butter and jam or a piece of banana. One eye remained at her as she turn to be sure he was chewing and swallowing , and when he finished another snack was offered to the next round .
Carole was much less interested in drinking fluids and perseverance meant more for a couple of sips down . The spout cup method worked when she still remembered clinging to him , a free drink with a straw better after .
The courts tend to overflow as the disease progresses if you want the handle and less Tippy with easy-grip handles . Cups with lids and caps help drinking like using straws. Somehow sucking through a straw makes more sense for many dementia. It also controls the intake of liquids in the glass can cause a disaster.
Finally , you may need to go on a liquid diet or pureed . Both are often unappetizing appearance and odor . Some days it does not bother me , in others, it ripped the heart . Just know that whatever you do to keep the love and that you like :Health
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