Rule of Three

[Guest guest]

For those of you dealing with Lewy-coma states:

I thought you might be interested in one of the basics I learned in a first aid

course.

The average person can last WITHOUT HARM

3 minutes without oxygen

3 days without water (or other liquids)

3 weeks without food

Granted, this is on the average and says nothing about elderly, ill loved ones.

However, I thought it might help some of you who are going through those times

when we can't get our LOs to wake up and eat or drink for 24 hours at a time.

For many, going without food or water for 24 hours does not cause any lasting

problems.

Margee