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Weight Loss
Weight Loss in the Elderly
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At what point does weight loss affect health?
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Margaret916
Answered Jan 2018
How to get your elderly parent to eat?
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BuzzyBee
Answered Feb 2018
Please help, I'm so confused about what stage my 86 year old, 30 kilo, cancer suffering mother is in?
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chdottir
Answered Mar 2018
How can we get our mom-mother in law to eat?
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moedog
Answered Jun 2018
My grandma has lost 11% body weight in 3 1/2 weeks, down from 114 to 102. Hospice said “keep an eye on her” That's all I get?
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Countrymouse
Answered Jun 2018
Can such a steep and dramatic decline in Dad's condition seemingly happen overnight?
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Anyone have a cachexia experience since a stroke? I need advice and tips on weight gain for my mom- I am very much devastated.
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Maggiemay5867
Answered Aug 2018
End of life; Can anyone advise me on maybe how long he has to suffer like this?
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JoAnn29
Answered Dec 2018
Any experience with coming home with a feeding tube?
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worriedinCali
Replied Jan 2019
Any experience with feeding tubes?
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Princessblue
Answered Apr 2019
Extreme weight loss in mom, any thoughts?
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Sunnydayze
Replied Dec 2021
Encourage eating. Any advice?
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MomACforum
Answered Mar 2023
My husband is on hospice for end stage lung disease and requires 8L oxygen and 15L for any activity. How much longer can he continue losing weight?
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MACinCT
Answered Jun 3, 2023
How to get help for mom who won't go to the Dr?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Jun 28, 2023
Mom's dementia has progressed and she's having more and more difficulty swallowing. Any ideas?
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Veronica91
Answered Apr 2018
My mom (79) is on hospice. She only weighs 66lbs. She says she doesn't want anything to eat because nothing tastes right.
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Lulu123456789
Answered May 2018
How do I get my mom to want to live?
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GardenArtist
Answered Jun 2018
Question about pain with PEG Tube. Any thoughts?
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Hope2009
Answered Nov 2018
How long can my mother live on a feeding tube? She has dementia and had a stroke.
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Isthisrealyreal
Replied Jan 2019
I really need some advice about someone elses mother's care.
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MountainMoose
Answered Feb 2019
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