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Fascinating that you think someone with dementia would be suffering more from hunger then from their condition sapping away at them.
by kranke155 1y ago
Fascinating that you think someone with dementia would be suffering more from hunger then from their condition sapping away at them.
- lukas099 1y agoIf I was starving to death, the acute sensation of hunger would override everything else in my mind.
- kranke155 1y agoYou ever hung out with someone in deep dementia ?
- AlexeyBrin 1y agoUnfortunately someone with advanced dementia does not know if she has eaten or not. Most of the time there will be no eating, unless someone else puts food in your mouth.
- hrimfaxi 1y agoThat wasn't the case with my father, who had a pretty good appetite up until his last few weeks.
- kranke155 1y agoThat’s literally what it says in the story though. That it would only happen if the person won’t eat by themselves.
- leakycap 1y agoI'm sorry for your first-hand experience, but I also need to remind you that 1 first-hand experience does not translate well to the overall population of people experiencing dementia.
- lukas099 1y agoWhy would they need to know whether they have eaten, or even what eating is? They would feel the sensation of gnawing hunger in their stomach, the same way a baby or animal does.
- jrs235 1y agoBut seriously, how do you know that?
- troupo 1y agoNeither you nor I know what the person with dementia is suffering from. What you call "comforting" is leaving a helpless prison in the wilderness to succumb to thirst, hunger or predators
- kranke155 1y agoThirst and hunger. They’re meant to die a peaceful death so pretty sure no predators involved. Go to a dementia facility and hang out with your those people. You will see suffering.
- troupo 1y agoMy grandmother died of dementia. If you think that "cannot feed themselves" is when a person is already completely gone and it's okay to "leave them under a tree to die of hunger and thirst", I've got news for you.
- kranke155 1y agoMy mother has dementia, so maybe dementia just has different expressions and you shouldn’t generalise ?