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My mother suffered 3 stokes and now she is bedridden after stroke (do not do anything, barely open her eyes) she can not move any part of her body. we feed her through injection to G-tube.

Today, I noticed her feed and hands are cold and stiff. Now I am thinking, should I massage her body? any other advise would be very much appreciated.
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Cold and stiff extremities may mean the heart is failing. Can you listen to her heartbeat? Can you get a fingertip pulse oximeter? If her heart rate is increasing and the O2 percent is dropping, please do not feed her. You may be looking at end signs. A dying patient must not be fed, it will come back up.
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Do you have hospice services? It sounds as though an evaluation for hospice might be a good idea.
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Thank you. I reported your post by mistake. Sorry.
No we do not have hospice service. We are caring for my mother by ourself
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Thanks pamstegma, I did not try to listen to her heartbeat but I use the oximetry to measure her heartbeats and o2.. They are usually 72/92 or around that range. One mistake I just realized after reading your post I did not write down these reading of previous days but I will from now on and I will update this post. Thank you.
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