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If I was starving to death, the acute sensation of hunger would override everything else in my mind.
by lukas099 1y ago
If 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?