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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Person Suffering With Alzheimer S?

My sister in law has Alzheimer s she has stopped eating and only weighs around 50 pounds . We are giving her boost and she only drinks about 6 ounce of it a day She is 82 years old No other health problems. She goes in and out of sleep. and when she is awake she s constantly rolling and rolling up her cover.And throwing it off the bed. How long do your think she has she is in her last stage of this. Thank you Debra
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Hello dear Greetings
Regarding the life expectancy for your mother (82yrs) with a history of Alzheimers disease with associated drastic loss of weight I will suggest she has inadvertently 6months to stay

I hope this helps Regards
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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Person Suffering With Alzheimer S?

Hello dear Greetings Regarding the life expectancy for your mother (82yrs) with a history of Alzheimers disease with associated drastic loss of weight I will suggest she has inadvertently 6months to stay I hope this helps Regards