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Not to make like of a cancer situation, dear friend was told she has lung cancer, inoperable; she is 73 years young. Asked about my husband who died last year, age 65 from esophagus cancer. She wanted to know how long he was in the nursing home---three weeks. My DH, I couldn't move him, help him move from one place to another.
My friend says she has no appetite. Her daughter wants her to eat. My husband only would take liquids during his last three weeks on Earth. To me, his body was busy transitioning my husband for Heaven.
No appetite, your opinion?
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Any of the protein drinks will help. Check the protein content on Ensure, Muscle Milk, etc. Find the highest count in a flavor she likes. Good luck!
Oh and for solids that tasre more like a treat, protein bars are good. I prefer the Pro brand as it has the most protein and fewest carbs but that doesn't matter in her case.
and I say, see if she will drink some nutritious drinks, but let her decide just what she does and doesn't want. Maybe she knows what others do not realize, maybe she prefers not to prolong this: who knows, but it is really hard to get someone, who has not appetite to eat.
It is normal at end of life to not have an appetite. Your body does not need the nutrition any longer and will not be able to process it well. It is also normal in our culture to want to encourage our loved ones to eat when they are ill. I think it's okay for the daughter to encourage mom to eat, but there is no sense in trying to force it. She will only feel ill from it if she forces herself to eat. That's hard to accept though, when it's someone you love and want to keep here.
I read a long time ago so don't remember the source, that when people stop eating at the end of their life, it helps with the pain and you should follow their lead on this. I know how hard it is to watch someone starve themselves to death though b/c we had that with mom.
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