my mom enjoys nothing now. she does not know us,
hardly can say a regonizable word. my sister says she
now calls my dad. he has been dead going on 3 years
now. she has not wanted to live since he died.
  i really think we should let the nurses give her
what liquid food she will take as long as she will
take it. i really think the parkingsons is taking her
down, down, down, and the tube will make no
difference. it looks like she is going to die with it
or without it. less pain for her without.

--- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I also want to add that you and your family will
> want to look at real
> quality of life issues for your mom.  Does she still
> seem to enjoy eating
> and chewing her food?
> Just remember the mortality is high because,
> usually, the people recieving
> PEG tubes are very ill.
>
> Beth T. the OT
>
> Subject: a peg tube for mom?
>
>
> we are going to consider a feeding tube for my mom
> who
> has dimenchea from parkingson's. she was put on a
> liquid diet from pureed food after asperating. she
> is
> still at the hospital with pneumonia. assuming that
> she does not get worse from that when she goes back
> to
> the nursing home, it is wanted to have the tube in.
> my
> brothers, sisaters and i will be meeting to discuss
> it. from my research, it is not that cut and dried.
> mortality is 22 % within 30 days. i am looking at
>
http://www.virginiageriatrics.org/consult/peg_tube_decisions/pegtubedecision
> s.html
> . this is virginia commonwelth universities website
> on
> the subject.
>   any input from the professionals on the list or
> anybody with experience?


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