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LenWGC
Asked January 2017
All my mother does is sleep all day and night. Is this normal?
My wife is 80 years old and has dementia. She has just recently taken to slee
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freqflyer
Jan 2017
Len, are you taking care of both your Mother and your wife? And to answer your question, yes it is normal when one is in their 80's to sleep a lot.
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/normal-for-elderly-mother-to-sleep-all-day-and-night-141304.htm
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