Just got back from the doctor this week and confirmed that mom is losing weight.  We’re not sure if it’s loss of appetite, loss of caloric intake, or the body is starting to shut down.  There’s not enough information yet.  We just keep keep giving her anything and everything she wants to eat.

My loved one has had quite a few bad days lately.  Not that the heat helps.  Heat is about the worst thing for someone with dementia.  But I do wonder if she is in the stage where her body is shutting down.  People end up from dementia basically wasting away to nothingness.  I don’t want that for my loved one.  But when the body decides to shut down, it just does.  The verdict is still out, but it is possible that we have entered the penultimate stage of dementia life.