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My mom with advanced MS came to live with us and she has declined severely and sadly is actively passing on hospice. She is holding on, looks like she’s fighting, she’s had a long rough fight with MS. Now saying this, my 5 year old daughter just came down with a 103 temp. I’m sure she has some sort of virus. We have a small home and it’s hard to keep the 6 of us away from each other. I don’t see it being at all good if my mom gets sick, she can’t speak but it looks like she feels horrible as is. Is this a true emergency worry? I’m of course taking the precautions of washing my hands well, plus using sanitizer whenever going in her room.

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By all means okay this with the hospice team first.

If your mother looks like she feels horrible, check her temperature and if it's high, treat it. Relieving symptoms is fine on hospice, and relieving a fever is safe and easy.
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I got sick a couple of times in the years I was caring for my mother but through limiting contact while I was sick, obsessively sanitizing everything she might be exposed to and masking when ever I was near her I managed to keep her from catching anything.
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Yes they can. I would find out why your daughter had a temp of 103 and keep her away from your mother. Strep? A virus? Could be anything.
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