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Dave in VA

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1. Our experience

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 10:02 AM

Jul 2024

is with both our mothers. They both had a medical power of attorney.

Wife's mother died as a result of her dementia by being unable to swallow and her POA stated no feeding tube if it was not going to result her her condition improving.

My mother died as a result of her anxiety getting so extreme that her heart rate was over 300 bpm and finally gave out.

Don't know if this helps in your situation.

Sorry for your loss.

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Can you die from dementia? [View all] CTyankee Jul 2024 OP

Our experience Dave in VA Jul 2024 #1

Dementia can cause a decline in various ways that can be fatal. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #3

here is background for this post CTyankee Jul 2024 #2

It takes ( sad to say ) years to die from Alzheimer's demosincebirth Jul 2024 #4

My mother died from dementia. surfered Jul 2024 #5

Likely a secondary cause LiberalFighter Jul 2024 #6

My mom quit eating and went into a fetal position. LakeArenal Jul 2024 #7

One of my friends went to the nursing home murielm99 Jul 2024 #8

Exactly. My dad visited three times a day. LakeArenal Jul 2024 #10

From my family's experience... Eugene Jul 2024 #9

Sister died at 55 from LPPA (a type of dementia) Prairie_Seagull Jul 2024 #11

My grandmother succumbed to dementia this past April Niagara Jul 2024 #12

Yes CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #13

My mother-in-law deRien Jul 2024 #14

That is what happened to my late husband CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #15

We were given the deRien Jul 2024 #16

I left at the end CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #17

My sister-in-law deRien Jul 2024 #19

My late husband had 39 nieces and nephews & one living sister CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #20

Cats are deRien Jul 2024 #21

Exactly! CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #22

We were with my mom mgardener Jul 2024 #26

It was the saddest moment in my life CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #27

My father-in-law was at the end of his life. GumboYaYa Jul 2024 #28

It's called "terminal restlessness" TexasBushwhacker Jul 2024 #29

No one could tell me what was going on CountAllVotes Aug 2024 #30

You don't know what you can handle TexasBushwhacker Aug 2024 #31

It was my husband CountAllVotes Aug 2024 #32

Leading cause of death is aspiration pneumonia (brain damage leading to swallowing & other neuro-affective difficulties) hlthe2b Jul 2024 #18

i had 2 friends die from that horrible thing.:( AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #23

it's what killed AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young Skittles Jul 2024 #24

Thank you. That is so helpful! CTyankee Jul 2024 #25

Yes agalisgv Aug 2024 #33

I believe the technical term is GusBob Aug 2024 #34