Weight Loss

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Hi I'm caregiver to my aunt she is 72 a few months ago she had a UTI,

and since then she has not been eating well, and she has been

incontient. She is down to 80lbs.....she hardly will eat anything

now. Sometimes I can get her to have a can of Ensure or pankcake or

eggs for breakfast. For lunch I can't get her too eat much at all

maybe a bite or two then throughout the day I might be able to get her

to snack, but she does drink pepsi a good bit. That's what she wants.

For supper if she eats most of it that's a good day. Or some snack

at night. Is there anything that the Dr. can give me to give her an

appetite back? My aunt had this for about 9 years now parkinsons lewy

body dementia....she still knows us, but she can't talk very well at

times, we can't understand her, unless she gets upset and then she

yells because we can't understand her...I really love my aunt and she

raise me since I was 2, she is all I have. The drs say she is in the

last stages, how long can someone live in later stages? She still

laughs at things I say to her, and she tells me she is hurting. I

don't want to lose her, I try to do everything I know to help her. I

am online all the time looking for some light to help her. I would

appreciate any help with helping her eat. Thank you.....Beth