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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Lady With Alzheimer S Later Stage?
my mom has alzheimers late stage and has not walked for 2 years. She does not know us and cannot speak. She is spittting out her food and sleeps most of the day. She hurt her foot and it didnt heal and now has gangerene. my siblings do not want to amputate as there is no quality of life and dr says there is nothing they can do. How long can my mom live like this?
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
Hello,
The situation as you have described it is not good, gangrene is definitely a life-threatening problem, though high-grade antibiotics could be tried it is only possible in the initial stage of infection. Having Alzheimer's along with that doesn't make it sound better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Haleema Yezdani, General & Family Physician
The situation as you have described it is not good, gangrene is definitely a life-threatening problem, though high-grade antibiotics could be tried it is only possible in the initial stage of infection. Having Alzheimer's along with that doesn't make it sound better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Haleema Yezdani, General & Family Physician
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