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GumboYaYa

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28. My father-in-law was at the end of his life.

Reply to mgardener (Reply #26)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 02:07 PM

Jul 31

He had dementia and a bunch of other health issues. We were visiting. He tapped my wife on the hand and said, it is time for you to go. He died within an hour after we left.

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Can you die from dementia? [View all] CTyankee Jul 30 OP

Our experience Dave in VA Jul 30 #1

Dementia can cause a decline in various ways that can be fatal. Ocelot II Jul 30 #3

here is background for this post CTyankee Jul 30 #2

It takes ( sad to say ) years to die from Alzheimer's demosincebirth Jul 30 #4

My mother died from dementia. surfered Jul 30 #5

Likely a secondary cause LiberalFighter Jul 30 #6

My mom quit eating and went into a fetal position. LakeArenal Jul 30 #7

One of my friends went to the nursing home murielm99 Jul 30 #8

Exactly. My dad visited three times a day. LakeArenal Jul 30 #10

From my family's experience... Eugene Jul 30 #9

Sister died at 55 from LPPA (a type of dementia) Prairie_Seagull Jul 30 #11

My grandmother succumbed to dementia this past April Niagara Jul 30 #12

Yes CountAllVotes Jul 30 #13

My mother-in-law deRien Jul 30 #14

That is what happened to my late husband CountAllVotes Jul 30 #15

We were given the deRien Jul 30 #16

I left at the end CountAllVotes Jul 30 #17

My sister-in-law deRien Jul 30 #19

My late husband had 39 nieces and nephews & one living sister CountAllVotes Jul 30 #20

Cats are deRien Jul 30 #21

Exactly! CountAllVotes Jul 30 #22

We were with my mom mgardener Jul 30 #26

It was the saddest moment in my life CountAllVotes Jul 31 #27

My father-in-law was at the end of his life. GumboYaYa Jul 31 #28

It's called "terminal restlessness" TexasBushwhacker Jul 31 #29

No one could tell me what was going on CountAllVotes Aug 1 #30

You don't know what you can handle TexasBushwhacker Aug 1 #31

It was my husband CountAllVotes Aug 1 #32

Leading cause of death is aspiration pneumonia (brain damage leading to swallowing & other neuro-affective difficulties) hlthe2b Jul 30 #18

i had 2 friends die from that horrible thing.:( AllaN01Bear Jul 30 #23

it's what killed AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young Skittles Jul 30 #24

Thank you. That is so helpful! CTyankee Jul 30 #25

Yes agalisgv Aug 1 #33

I believe the technical term is GusBob Aug 1 #34